Category Archives: Topography

The terrain, vegetation, architecture and artefacts of the area described by reference to location.

Edburton Road Closed

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Two week road closure for UK Power Networks for work taking place between Elmside and Perching Manor to install new High Voltage cables.

Proposed Start Date / Time Date: 21st June 2021 Time: 0800

Proposed End Date / Time Date: 2nd July 2021 Time: 1700

The restriction will be effective Day-time only from 0800 to 1800

Access maintained for emergency services, residents and pedestrians

Local’s diversion via Clappers Lane, Henfield Road, Horn Lane, Shoreham Road

Contact telephone number 03700 500792

New rat underpass proposed

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Andrew Griffiths reports:

There are significant plans being put forward by RWE for the expansion of the Rampion offshore windfarm with an associated onshore cable corridor and a new electricity sub-station. The cable corridor in particular impacts upon this constituency as it cuts through the South Downs on its journey north to the national grid at Bolney.

A map of the existing Edburton rat underpass, aka ‘cable corridor’, can be found here.

Fulking Conservation Area Reprise

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Conservation Area
This document will soon be plopping onto your doormat. If you live in the conservation area (current or proposed), please review it carefully. Mistakes have already been spotted. Send any that you notice to Trevor so that he can collate them for the Parish Council’s response.

The history of the issue is described here but you will need to respond to the new SDNPA document, not the old MSDC one.

Perching Wood restoration

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Perching Hovel Wood
Perching Wood* (also known as Hovel Wood and as Perching Hovel Wood) is afflicted by ash dieback. The infected trees need to be felled and a replanting scheme initiated (click the map above for details). Work is to start in September and October and the farm will manage the movement of timber lorries as sensitively as they can.

*If you have ever walked from Clappers Lane or the North Town Field to Edburton along the public footpaths then you will have passed the wood to your immediate left