Southbourne Allocation Development Plan Document: Regulation 18 Consultation Main Document

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National Highways has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport as strategic highway company under the provisions of the Infrastructure Act 2015 and is the highway authority, traffic authority and street authority for the strategic road network (SRN). The SRN is a critical national asset and as such Highways England works to ensure that it operates and is managed in the public interest, both in respect of current activities and needs as well as in providing effective stewardship of its long-term operation and integrity. We will therefore be concerned with policies and proposals that have the potential to impact the safe and efficient operation of the SRN. In the case of Southbourne, our interest relates to the A27 which runs along the northern boundary of the Parish. We note that the submission Chichester District Local Plan 2021-2023 Policy A13 identifies 1,050 new dwellings to be allocated within Southbourne. The Southbourne Allocation DPD seeks to allocate specific sites for this housing quantum, and having deducted newly consented housing developments from the 1,050 total allocation, proposes 3 alternative scenarios to provide a total of around 500 dwellings. National Highways does not wish to comment on the three scenarios under consideration.

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