This post was the third in a weekly series of five “what-if?” suggestions proposed in parallel over the festive season 2015-16, that seek to provoke your thoughts about solutions to the traffic impacts of the development on Westgate, but which may also never see the day. In an ideal world one would like to see an historic street such as… Continue reading The closure of conservation Westgate
Month: December 2015
Can the rat-running on Westgate be stopped?
This post was the second in a weekly series of five “what-if?” suggestions proposed in parallel over the festive season 2015-16, that seek to provoke your thoughts about solutions to the traffic impacts of the development on Westgate, but which may also never see the day. Let alone consideration of the further problems that will occur with additional traffic from… Continue reading Can the rat-running on Westgate be stopped?
Newsletter No 2 Christmas 2015
WESTGATE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION: Newsletter 2 View this email in your browser Dear Resident, We are producing another Newsletter so soon after number 1 because there were problems with distribution of the electronic version and we do not know who received it. This Newsletter will only be distributed electronically, as much of the content is very… Continue reading Newsletter No 2 Christmas 2015
Up go the heritage lights
Here’s how the heritage end of the street now looks with the new tops. Finally this week (mid-December 2015) SSE has come round to fit the remainder of the heritage tops to the new lamps at the east end of Westgate. They had been unable to complete because of parked cars and there is a… Continue reading Up go the heritage lights
Traffic snapshot: the Westgate pinch-point
– where pedestrians seem to come last. This was the state of things on the morning of the 18th December. This is what happens when a careless contractor like SSE installs new lighting, there is a double delivery at the Crate & Apple, cars are going to and fro carrying Christmas shoppers, a cyclist is… Continue reading Traffic snapshot: the Westgate pinch-point
Proposal to fell one of our Landmark Trees
We are grateful to Paula Chatfield of Parklands RA for drawing everyone’s attention to the planning application (see 15/04096/TCA below) that has been made to fell the remaining “over-mature” horse chestnut tree on Westgate at the end of Parklands Road due to infestation by honey fungus. It is very likely that it will be felled this March.… Continue reading Proposal to fell one of our Landmark Trees
The trouble with the Westgate traffic calming proposals
This post was the first in a weekly series of five “what-if?” suggestions proposed in parallel over the festive season 2015-16, that seek to provoke your thoughts about solutions to the traffic impacts of the development on Westgate, but which may also never see the day. The Vectos traffic model is too limited to be useful Local people have not… Continue reading The trouble with the Westgate traffic calming proposals
First Meeting of the Friends of The Brewery Field, March 2016
A meeting was held on Monday 7th March at Chichester City Council’s offices in North Street to discuss a plan of action for the Friends of The Brewery Field and agree the next steps required to bring about setting up the new Friends group in time for the Summer social programme, but including how the… Continue reading First Meeting of the Friends of The Brewery Field, March 2016
The Tannery development fails
With all the fuss being made about the Whitehouse Farm development, it is easy to forget the possible impacts of the proposed development of the Tannery site. Your committee is keeping its eye on this as part of its brief, with grateful thanks to committee member Brian Bird. The Background The Tannery was one of… Continue reading The Tannery development fails
The Northern By-Pass is back
Highways England (as the Agency is now called) have been given £250M to upgrade the five junctions of the A27 as it makes its way round the South side of Chichester. As part of that, active consideration is being given once again to the building of a new by-pass around the Northern side. Professional consultants… Continue reading The Northern By-Pass is back