Author: LocHist

New bus services to Chichester and Crawley

SH1 SH2 routes and timetables: Small Dole, Chichester, Crawley
Edburton residents may be interested in these two new weekly bus services that will stop at Burrells. SH1 runs on Wednesdays between Partridge Green and Chichester, starting 4th September, and SH2 runs on Fridays between Crawley and Henfield, starting 6th September.

You can always check the public transport page for these and other current local bus services.

“One law for them” [update]

Capron House SDNPA HQ
Capron House — SDNPA HQ
The Midhurst and Petworth Observer reports:

Trevor Beattie admitted the wrong tiles had been used on the roof. .. He said: “The tiles used on the roof of Capron House were not those specified in the planning consent. We have therefore asked that the tiles are replaced with those we initially specified, as soon as possible, at no additional cost to the SDNPA and no delay to the project.”

Rampion wind farm now in doubt?

Rampion wind farm in doubt?
The Independent reports:

Plans for future wind farms in Britain could be in jeopardy after a United Nations legal tribunal ruled that the UK Government acted illegally by denying the public decision-making powers over their approval and the “necessary information” over their benefits or adverse effects.
The new ruling, agreed by a United Nations committee in Geneva, calls into question the legal validity of any further planning consent for all future wind-farm developments based on current policy, both onshore and offshore.

But this news does not seem to have reached the SDNPA and WSCC who are in dispute over who should sign off on the plans. The SDNPA, in particular, seems reluctant to approve the current plans on the grounds that they will cause “irreversible damage”. The Argus reports:

Keith Read, deputy director of planning for the South Downs National Park, said: “The SDNPA has significant concerns regarding proposals to build up to 175 wind turbines off the Sussex Coast. The plans would result in up to 420,000m² of disturbance to the national park’s landscapes, including some very sensitive areas such as the Bronze Age monument at Tottington Mount. We have submitted our concerns to the Planning Inspectorate regarding the proposed construction methods for the 14km of cable that would go through the national park.”

[Updated 29th August 2013]

“Far worse than had been expected”

Footbridge over the Adur
Footbridge over the Adur
An interesting report on the state of this invaluable local footbridge. The West Sussex county councillor who is quoted at length sounds like he might be a surveyor or an engineer in real life (he’s actually a solicitor). The last time I was down there, some time ago, walkers and local pedestrians were simply ignoring the ‘Bridge Closed’ signs and H&S stuff and crossing anyway. The Adur is not a river you can jump or wade across.
GJMG