The architect Richard Rogers has joined the campaign against Mayfield.
Existing settlements already contain ‘live, work and leisure’; public transport, schools, hospitals, churches, meeting halls and existing social and physical infrastructure. Greenfield land has none of these facilities in place and therefore it will mean that more cars, roads, sewers, etc. will be required which is why it is not environmentally sustainable.
Full report here.
The Mid Sussex Times reports:
Opposition is growing to controversial plans for 97 homes on greenfield land near one of the most polluted crossroads in Mid Sussex. .. The South Downs National Park Authority says the scheme would be seen from Wolstonbury Hill and “have the potential for significant adverse impact on the national park”.
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Access to the site would be off London Road, which has an average daily weekday traffic flow of 14,000 vehicles. West Sussex Highways officers have expressed concern about road safety and the impact on Stonepound Crossroads, which, in their words is “subject to severe congestion”.
The Chichester Observer has extended reports on a murder trial with a local connection. Here are some extracts:
Penton, 43, of Markway, Sunbury, denies murder and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, but has admitted conspiracy to burgle homes in Loxwood, Poynings and a home near Godalming as well as Mr Griffiths’s home.
The jury also heard how the burglary at Poynings on May 24, 2103, to which Penton has pleaded guilty, came after he found the house in Country Life magazine.
John Bartholomew, 72, of Cross Street, Portsmouth, denies murder and conspiracy to commit burglaries in Loxwood, Fernhurst and Poynings.
Harvey Munford, 23, of Monks Way, Staines, has admitted conspiracy to burgle homes in Loxwood, Poynings and Godalming, conspiracy to burgle Mr Griffiths’ home and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. He denies murder but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
The murder of Michael Griffiths has been described by both a forensic pathologist and a police inspector as the ‘most complex’ case ever seen.
The Shoreham Herald reports that the John Horler Trio will be performing at Steyning Centre tomorrow evening at 8:30 (doors open 7:45).
The Shoreham Herald reports:
Dan Beamish, who co-runs Golding Barn Raceway in Small Dole, visited key stage one children at Upper Beeding Primary School to talk about the extreme sport .. He took along a moto-cross bike, which is used in races, together with the equipment worn while racing. ..
Golding Barn Raceway is a professional moto-cross practice and race facility in Henfield Road. It was built by Danny and Steve Beamish, an ex professional moto-cross racer.
Tutor: David Plummer
Venue: Woods Mill
Date: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th April
Time: 10:00 – 16:00 both days
A two day course for beginners with digital SLR cameras only. Day 1: Camera basics, manual control, manual metering, aperture priority and depth of field control. Day 2: advanced metering, composition, making a good shot better, fieldwork and supports, focussing and where it goes wrong, putting it all together.
The Shoreham Herald reports that WSCC Rights of Way Committee has now agreed to the new bridleway that will allow users of the Downs Link to avoid having to cross the A283:
It will run close to the River Adur, passing under the A283 road bridge, through a field, across a ditch and through a wooded highway verge to rejoin the Downs Link at its existing crossing point. It adds 970m to the length of the route.
Steyning Grammar will be celebrating 400 years of existence in May with a variety of events including:
Further details about these and other events can be found here.
Mid Sussex District Monthly Update – January 2014
You can read the January 2014 newsletter from Chief Inspector Simon Beardwell, Mid Sussex District Commander, West Sussex Division by clicking here (PDF).
You have until the end of April to express your views on the Community Infrastructure Levy – Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule and to participate in the Local Plan Options Consultation.