While it is accepted that houses need to be built somewhere, the sheer scale is vastly out of proportion for this area. It appears Mid Sussex District Council Is trying to achieve its planning number by dumping an inappropriately large housing development on agricultural land with little regard for it’s impact. The combined developments would result in a settlement that would dwarf the villages of Albourne and Sayers common and would be larger than Henfield.  This flies in the face of everything the government is saying about preserving the integrity and character of rural villages and  building on brownfield sites. It would also cause havoc with local infrastructure in terms of schools, doctors surgeries and increased traffic on our already overburdened roads. Current problems with flooding would only be exacerbated. Although facilities may be promised, experience tells us that these rarely materialise.

Local people have had no involvement in developing this mad idea. It’s time we had a voice, and challenged Mid Sussex, who have shown they can’t be trusted to look after our interests. Keep up to date with developments by clicking on the Subscribe button above or get in touch via the button below.