Background

FEH was submitted to the Joint Downland Area Committee (JDAC) in October 2004 and the West Sussex Local Transport Plan in January 2005.

In April 2005, JDAC passed the following resolutions relating to the FEH concept (the minutes relating to this were presented to Arun’s Cabinet in December 2005 and Full Council in January 2006):

(i)                   the committee note the contents of the paper and is anxious to see proper consideration given to the opportunities which it presents for a pro-active approach to land-use and transport planning west of the River Arun in the approach to a new Local Development Framework, the County Transport Plan and the Sub-Regional Strategy for Coastal Sussex.

(ii)                 the committee is anxious that all options for development in the area post 2011 west of the River Arun are open for consideration.

(iii)                the committee notes the programme for Local Development Documents which will form part of the LDF and asks the District Council to advise when this committee will be consulted upon the Statement of Community Involvement, the Core Strategy, the Sustainable Communities DPD and Allocations, and Areas of Special Character SPD.

(iv)                the committee welcomes the status now given to the principle of providing infrastructure before, or parallel with, major development and urges ADC to apply that principle to development west of the River Arun and to see the construction of a by-pass on the A27 at Arundel in that light.

The JDAC resolutions require both Arun District and West Sussex Councils to give proper consideration to the opportunities raised by the FEH concept.

The SE Plan requires Arun to make provision for mixed development including around 9,300 new homes by 2026. This equates to 465 houses per annum in the plan period to 2026.

The Panel’s Report for the Draft South East Plan Examination-in-Public has been published and now requires Arun District to make provision for an additional 2,000 houses, subject to confirmation by the Secretary of State early in 2008.

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