The Committee are keen for interested residents to attend the “Friends of Centurion Way” Exhibition which is taking place this Saturday 27th January from 11.00 am – 3 pm at The Scout Hut on Sherborne Road, Chichester PO19 3AA. The Friends will be displaying material from their dossier of research about the path including information on: History… Continue reading The Future of Centurion Way
Category: Whitehouse Farm Development
Proposed Diversion of Centurion Way
Following the discussion at the AGM this morning please see this document, which is CDC Planning Officer Jo Bell’s update to the Council Planning Committee. It shows what has been agreed behind closed doors: Planning meeting Nov 15th re diversion of Centurion Way. In one click, this document can be read immediately off you computer screen,… Continue reading Proposed Diversion of Centurion Way
Latest WGRA Traffic Management Principles for Westgate & Area
Following on from the WGRA AGM this morning it is probably worth republishing this list produced by our Traffic Action Group: No link to Westgate from the Whitehouse Farm southern access road. Reduce and eventually eliminate “rat running” along Westgate. Minimise air pollution and noise. Safe walkways, routes and crossings for pedestrians and cyclists. Physically separate… Continue reading Latest WGRA Traffic Management Principles for Westgate & Area
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
Revision of the Local Plan
Chichester District Council has started the process of reviewing the Local Plan. This is an important document as it has statutory authority unlike things like the recent Chichester Vision document. It is the basis on which a lot of development decisions are made. Forward planning The Local Plan is one of the most important documents… Continue reading Revision of the Local Plan
Whitehouse Farm Development Update: Dec 2016
Meeting with the Leader of the West Sussex County Council We can report a good meeting on December 5th between our Chairman, Louise Goldsmith (Leader and our local councillor) and Dominic Smith of the WSCC regarding this development. No big decisions were taken, but we are moving forward: We will get no detail about the route of… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development Update: Dec 2016
Whitehouse Farm Development Update: Nov 2016
Where do we go from here? A report from the Chairman, Dr Richard Brownfield 26th November 2016 First, THANK YOU to all the residents who came to the CDC Planning Committee meetings about the Outline Planning Consent for Whitehouse Farm. The presence of a full and vocal public gallery certainly influenced the councillors and contributed… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development Update: Nov 2016
The Westgate Cycle Path 3
Retired traffic consultant Paul Wreyford has been a key expert assisting the four RAs concerned with the impacts of the Whitehouse Farm development. He has over forty years of detailed highway and transport design and construction experience, and assessing developers highway designs has been a major part of this. Following the approval of the outline… Continue reading The Westgate Cycle Path 3
Whitehouse Farm Development: Outline Plan Approved Nov 2016
Following the vote in favour of the masterplan on the 11th November 2016, the Chairman writes: I think it was a score draw. We did not get the final goal but I believe this was the best outcome for Chichester. We have achieved an enormous amount. We have a time line that we can measure… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development: Outline Plan Approved Nov 2016