I have managed to get hold of a copy of the Chichester DC's Local Development plan - click here to see it, page 10 is of interest to Camelsdale residents and those who come to the rec.
http://www.chichester.gov.uk/documents/upload/email%20version%20LDF%20DDO%20North%2Epdf
In a nutshell it suggests that new build on the rec is unlikely to happen before 2018 - 11 years away BUT that it will almost certainly happen then. Of course, things can change. Global warming may drive many people away from the south and south east as tempratures rise lessening the pressure on potential building sites. On the other hand as demand for homes for single people (divorcees or people choosing to live alone) or young couples increases, the pressure may be so great that plans are brought forward from 2018 to an earlier date.
Whatever, I'm off to the 'informal consutation' now and will return with news shortly.
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Thank you for setting this up. A poster would be a great idea - if one person in every road could download it and post copies throught the letter boxes of all their neighbours then you could cover the whole area. My concern was that Wednesday's meetings were not know about by everyone - those who do not buy the Herald had no idea of this news. Thus the 'Informal Consultation' was not a fair representation of the community as a whole. There is a Parish Council Meeting on Tuesday 6th February - surely an important event to express views. Perhaps this could be put on your website. It is vital that everyone knows that all objections need to be put forward by March 2nd. It is frightening to read that the site could be used earlier than 2018 if other sites are not deemed suitable or the Council is not meeting its housing targets. Given that many other communities will be objecting as we are, this seems fairly likely. What did they mean by "There was no response from the community about issues at Camelsdale and Hammer"????
Last Wednesday's meeting was publicised in the parish magazine; it would be great if someone could email copy with thoughts/commments for the next (and subsequent) editions - editorial address is lanterneditor@btinternet.com
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