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Do you know there is a plan that will destroy the countryside at BUCK BARN through construction of a NEW TOWN twice the size of Henfield? The effect on Copsale and West Grinstead and all surrounding villages will be TRAGIC.


We understand that there is a need for new homes to be built in West Sussex and our Village Plan includes a proposal for more than 100 new homes on brownfield land. This must be better than random developments on greenfield sites on the basis of side deals between landowners and developers, with no thought for sustaining and maintaining unspoilt countryside!

Do we really want a New Town in West Grinstead that is double the size of Henfield?
The answer is NO!


REASONS TO OBJECT

  • THIS IS A NEW TOWN PROPOSAL
    and does not fit any known criteria for sustainable or strategic development
  • The proposal will deliver 3,500 houses into the Weald Cross/Buck Barn area, bringing up to 10,000 new inhabitants
  • A272 will be solid traffic all the way to the M23 and to Billingshurst
  • The roads infrastructure cannot support the development. Fixes at Buck Barn will have a very local and probably negative impact
  • YOUR villages and countryside will be irreparably destroyed as will hitherto unspoilt woodlands
  • The land incorporates a flood plain, removal of which could have serious consequences

WHAT CAN YOU DO AND WHEN?

DONATE

We need to raise another £5000 to produce professional reports on the devastating impact on the environment. We’ve already raised some money but there are still costs to pay. Donations to: West Grinstead Action Group

SORT CODE 53 50 39 ACCOUNT NO. 55399509

If you can, £10 from every resident would help us make our case! But of course you can donate any amount you like.

SIGN THE PETITION

DO NOT LEAVE YOUR DONATION HERE

We’ve already got over 10,000 signatures – add your name here: www.change.org/p/save-west-grinstead-and-the-weald

WRITE TO THE COUNCIL

Let Horsham district council know how you feel before 30th March. Submit your comments to: www.horsham.gov.uk/localplanreview

Alternatively you can write to the Council at: Public Consultation 2020, The Strategic Planning Office, Horsham District Council, Parkside, Chart way, Horsham, West Sussex. RH12 1RL

Or you can telephone 01403 215100 or email Strategic.Planning@horsham.gov.uk to ask for a comment form, which you can then post or email back

If you wrote before the public consultation opened your views will not be seen as part of the consultation so you will need to write again.

HURRY! YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL 30th MARCH TO LET HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT

Produced by West Grinstead Action Group savewestgrinstead @SaveWGrinstead

HOWTO COMMENT ONLINE (please be persistent or Buck Barn will happen!!!)

Our friends at Nuthurst Parish Council have written this handy guide to help you. We reproduce it here with their kind permission

Step 1 To register go to www.horsham.gov.uk/planning/local-plan/have-your-say

  • Under “Have your say on-line” click on the blue text “Register for our database online." Fill it in.
  • You will then get an immediate email confirmation from INOVEM Consult.
  • Click on “Activate your account” and then under “My consultations”
  • Click on “current."

Step 2 To comment

  • Click on “Draft Horsham District Local Plan 2019-2036." Scroll down to “Documents."
  • Click again on “Draft Horsham District Local Plan 2019-2036”. Scroll down the left hand side and click on Chapter 6 Housing (Key questions).
  • Scroll down to Paragraph 6.23 for the colour key to indicate HDC’s assessment of the site. Note the influence of the developer’s promises on this.
  • Continue scrolling down to 4th site “Land at Buck Barn." After reading it, scroll down to the end of the section and click on “Add a comment."
  • Click on “Object” or “Support” and complete both the “Summary” box and the “Comment” box.
  • Scroll down and click on blue box “Submit Comment”

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