The Whitehouse Farm outline application has still not gone to committee, such is the quantity of objections from the statutory bodies whose remit will be affected by the development. A major sticking point has been the reluctance of the Environment Agency to accept the developer’s solution concerning the treatment of waste water. The objections are… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development: Waste Water February 2016
Category: Our Environment
Student accommodation near Tesco
A fairer, greener community? Residents living down the western end of Westgate are well aware of the planning application to build student accommodation on the patch of derelict land south of the railway line, just by the new foot and cycle bridge and the Tesco petrol station. You can consult the Design and Access statement… Continue reading Student accommodation near Tesco
The Westgate Cycle Path 1
It is unlikely now that the WHF outline planning application will be considered at the March meeting of the CDC Planning Committee but we need to remain vigilant. Generally matters of detail may not need be considered at the stage of outline permission, but we run the risk of the CDC eventually approving the outline plan on… Continue reading The Westgate Cycle Path 1
The closure of conservation Westgate
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
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
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
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 Brewery Field Update – Dec 2015
The Brewery Field is the new community open space that lies at the heart of Orchard Street, Westgate and Parklands. The Westgate Residents’ Association is happy to devote this part of its web space to a joint venture designed to support the creation of the Friends of The Brewery Field, following the successful public meeting… Continue reading The Brewery Field Update – Dec 2015
Current Traffic on Westgate
Click on each image for a closer look. Once upon a time there were horses on our streets. Here is the current state of the traffic on Westgate (with thanks to Paul Wreyford) The state of the carriageway in the conservation area after that lot has driven over it Return
Mature Trees
A planning application has been made by the County Council to re-pollard the last remaining mature Horse Chestnut on the corner of Parklands Road and Westgate. This is no more than good maintenance, but the description in the application that this tree is now ‘over-mature’ and ‘in decline’ should perhaps give us pause for thought.… Continue reading Mature Trees