The West Sussex County Times reports:
Henfield residents were stunned to see hedgerows ripped up and trees cut down screening a nursery from a main road .. planning permission for a new structure was only granted by Horsham District Council (HDC) because of the screening provided by the thick tree belt and the bluebell wood .. Permission was granted in 2011 by HDC for a new building for the nursery, subject to conditions around landscaping screening the new structure. However according to the council because the development never commenced conditions did not ‘kick-in’ meaning any site clearance was not seen as development and does not require planning permission.