The County Council’s consultation on their audit of the road space in Chichester has now closed; we hope you were able to find the time to send in your personal response. The Committee also considered its position and the Chairman has sent in the following letter to the County Council: Introduction The Westgate Resident’s Association… Continue reading WGRA Response to the Chichester Road Space Audit
Category: Campaigns
Join the Fight Against Litter
Cllr Roger Barrow, member of the Chichester District Council’s Cabinet responsible for waste management, has announced a winter campaign to combat rising levels of litter in the District. The Council is facing a further £4M reduction but to its budget over the next three years and £1M every year is currently spent just on making… Continue reading Join the Fight Against Litter
State of the Highway on Westgate
The following is a report of a meeting with our Chairman and West Sussex County Council. Dear Richard, Please find below my responses below in relation to those items we discussed on site. Vegetation opposite the Crate and Apple – 2 of my team will be visiting the site either at the end of this… Continue reading State of the Highway on Westgate
Bulletin No.19 October 2017
WHITEHOUSE FARM – I attended the Reserved Matters Community Liaison Group meeting on Wednesday evening. This was the first meeting organised by “Remarkable Engagement” who are ‘Government relations, public affairs and stakeholder communications specialists’ and have been retained by Miller and Linden Homes who are the developers for WHF. Their approach was friendly and they… Continue reading Bulletin No.19 October 2017
The Centurion Way Railway Path (updated)
You may not know that Centurion Way is going to be converted into a so-called country path as part of the Whitehouse Farm development. This is a 5.5 mile (9km) walking and cycling route for Chichester to West Dean that follows the track of the old Chichester to Midhurst railway. This was opened in 1881 to… Continue reading The Centurion Way Railway Path (updated)
Whitehouse Farm Sewage disposal proposal
The East Broyle Residents’ Association has drawn our attention to an Exhibition of proposals by Southern Water for a sewage pipeline and associated infrastructure to serve Whitehouse Farm and other strategic development locations in Chichester prior to the company’s application to West Sussex County Council for planning permission. Under the intended outline planning consent for… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Sewage disposal proposal
August 2017 report on the A27 discussions
Report from Sue Garman, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce The meeting on the 21st August was a lot calmer than the one held on 24th July but there are still a few people who will not entertain compromise. The MP Gillian Keegan MP has spoken with Jessie Norman, Roads Minister as Chris Grayling is… Continue reading August 2017 report on the A27 discussions
Southern Gateway Consultation (updated)
The District Council’s early proposals for the development of the Southern Gateway are now in consultation and the Masterplan published. The proposal is not scheduled to be finished before 2029 and this is therefore in its early stages. The way it is framed and the fact that the consultation is only via an online questionnaire does… Continue reading Southern Gateway Consultation (updated)
A27 Update July 2017 and the wider vision
Monday 24th July, a combined business and community workshop was organised by the County to continue building the local case to retain the Highways England funding package for improvements to the A27. A somewhat whimsical meeting to start with, the assembly was to discover by the end that Highways England had imposed an early deadline… Continue reading A27 Update July 2017 and the wider vision
Re-planting of the Westgate Planters
The general state of the public realm in Chichester has suffered from a lack of investment in recent years and the City Council has begun work in the City Centre and with communities to renovate and maintain the various installations on our streets. Citizens will have noticed recent improvements to the City’s roundabouts and benches… Continue reading Re-planting of the Westgate Planters