tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464822386261879492011-12-04T09:44:46.658ZCampaign against Ford Airfield Eco Town in West SussexMr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.comBlogger3781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-28731594101143758612011-12-04T09:43:00.001Z2011-12-04T09:44:46.677Z

Councils should sell or let properties at a discounted rate to help reclaim the one million empty homes in the UK for families in need, a charity says. Empty Homes has urged the government to pressure local authorities to create more affordable homes.  Two million families need a home and 100,000 more new builds are required each year, statistics show. More here from the BBC website...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-16876711166917101452011-09-14T07:32:00.001+01:002011-09-14T07:33:35.286+01:00

Unfortunately developers in West Sussex have been cramming people into smaller homes for years. Just look at Eden Park in Littlehampton - not a lush green welcoming place as the name suggests and you can bet your bottom penny 'greedy' Gleeson are already looking at altering the Courtwick Lane plans to see if they can cram in some more of these shoe box homes. Read on...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-11204926711107664672011-09-05T08:55:00.001+01:002011-09-05T08:58:41.731+01:00

Apparently a new town at Ford might be the answer to solving Chichester and Arun housing problems, it has been claimed. The city council’s planning and conservation committee agreed to urge Chichester District Council to start talks on the idea with neighbouring Arun – with Ford mentioned as a possible location for thousands of new homes.Here we go again... Read more...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-36753156116971466522011-06-23T09:14:00.003+01:002011-06-23T09:18:49.651+01:00

Here's some good sensible news for residents in Arun - ADC voted overwhelmingly to set its annual housebuilding rate for the next 17 years at 400 homes per annum, well below the previous government-imposed target for the district.Read more here...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-50162646428175330232011-06-16T15:53:00.002+01:002011-06-16T16:11:24.527+01:00

These people just won't give up! Just when we thought we'd stopped the Eco Town - here comes the same proposal re-painted as a Market Town consisting of 5 villages! They have simply re-hashed the failed Eco Town plans and bumped it up to 7,705 houses. All the downloads are here http://www.audacity.org/035-Ford.htmHere is a link to the plans (30MB pdf file)

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-42350279692243234372011-05-25T15:07:00.002+01:002011-05-25T15:09:47.166+01:00

There is a strong possibility the application Y/81/10 will be moved forward on the agenda - so I would advise those wishing to attend arrive promptly.The Development Control Committee will be held in the Council Chamber at the Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, on THURSDAY 26TH MAY 2011 at 2.30 p.m.Provided we can get a signal in the chamber we’ll be posting updates on

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-66847897849538029152011-05-19T08:57:00.001+01:002011-05-19T08:58:55.256+01:00

A meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held in the Council Chamber at the Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, on THURSDAY 26TH MAY 2011 at 2.30 p.m. On the agenda is planning application Y/81/10, the proposed development comprising of the construction of 173 new properties to land north of Burndell Road.I have condensed the PDF of the Planning Application Report to

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-49271772674864523302011-01-28T15:15:00.001Z2011-01-28T15:17:18.846Z

People power could spell the end of large-scale housing developments in villages like Yapton, an Arun planning chief confirmed.Councillor Ricky Bower, the district council’s cabinet member for planning, was speaking at a consultation evening in Yapton called to debate the issue of how many homes should be built in Arun over the next 17 years. More here...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-41217707058249333522011-01-28T08:41:00.001Z2011-01-28T08:42:36.193Z

I am able to inform you that I have received an amendment to the above application dated 24th January 2011 relating to:- Substitute plans - Amendment to allow for provision of 40% affordable housingIf you should wish to make further representations as a result of this amendment you should do so by following the link below and clicking on ‘comment on this application’ by 24th February 2011. The

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-22768627853014065552010-11-14T14:42:00.001Z2010-11-14T14:44:51.328Z

A meeting to discuss the Gleeson planning application for 173 houses will take place at Yapton & Ford Village Hall on Monday 15 November at 7.30pm.It will be open to public and will provide an opportunity for local residents to air their views on the application before the Council determines its response.See you there...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-66030272811069053212010-11-09T13:51:00.006Z2010-11-09T14:03:48.591Z

Do they have it in the bag?From the Bognor Observer website - Residents’ protests have failed to stop a firm seeking to build almost 200 homes in Yapton.MJ Gleeson Group has decided to go ahead with its proposals for top-grade farmland on the north side of Burndell Road despite near-unanimous objection to its proposals.Only two of the 102 villagers who responded to its informal consultation

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-20234993157834981032010-11-02T21:32:00.000Z2010-11-02T21:33:17.409Z

Yapton RAG is setting up a committee to fight the Glesson Planning application in Yapton Village - Interested? See http://yaptonrag.tumblr.com/

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-14528013174350315452010-10-25T16:41:00.003+01:002010-10-27T13:17:39.974+01:00

A planning application has been submitted by Gleeson homes for 173 properties on land north of Burndell Road. The application will have a significant impact on the residents in Goodhew Close, Burndell Road, Fordwater Gardens and Downview Road. This application is a departure from the development plan and also falls within the parish of Ford.The planning application number is Y/81/10/Comments are

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-75353210834209630042010-10-24T11:28:00.002+01:002010-10-24T11:32:25.498+01:00

Gleeson have received approval to their Initial planning notice (submitted 23/09/10 ref Y/73/10/IN). The case officer is Mr D Patterson and I guess an application will be in very soon. Will keep you up to date...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-18745874051121280262010-08-16T13:44:00.000+01:002010-08-16T13:45:39.306+01:00

Government plans to hold local referendums on new housing schemes in England could tear village communities apart, rural campaigners have said.They say plans to require 80-90% of local people to approve new building schemes in villages would create conflict and bring projects to a halt. More here...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-28677099008988644082010-08-05T15:18:00.000+01:002010-08-05T15:19:24.218+01:00

Plans to limit development on gardens in England have been backed up by new figures, a government minister says.One in seven new homes between 1994 and 2009 were built on previously residential land, including gardens, the data shows. Read more here...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-14956773786486945342010-05-31T20:46:00.000+01:002010-05-31T21:27:56.325+01:00

Here we go again... It looks like Gleeson are planning on putting in an application for 200 homes on land North of Burndell Road. There have been rumours circulating, and now there is a leaflet doing the rounds... Download a copy of the leaflet.They are asking for community input so lets show them what this community thinks!Responses should be sent to gemma@planningpotential.co.ukBy post to:Gemma

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-79724253536798527492010-05-31T19:29:00.003+01:002010-05-31T19:34:23.390+01:00

Yapton RAG (Resident Action Group), is in the early stages of setting up an online community for the people living in Yapton and surrounding areas who care about village issues. Yapton RAG aims to build a community that is thriving and fair. We want to tackle local issues head on, whether it be fly tipping, traffic calming, planning and many other issues the village now faces.Please follow their

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-91599028757752699692010-05-14T18:17:00.004+01:002010-05-14T18:31:57.331+01:00

One wonders if Dixon and Hall will ever admit defeat. This week they are proclaiming 'Council support for Eco-Town protest was unfair' - Oh really? As one of the many local resident I think I can judge whether we wanted an Eco Town or not.Just for the record, a few facts...10,000 people signed a petition...Over 2,000 residents marched...The government didn't back it...Read their letter here...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-42832722302251297002009-12-16T20:20:00.006Z2009-12-17T23:34:57.742Z

This is a charming propaganda film from 1948 - yes 1948!!! I'm surprised it wasn't adapted into "Charlie in New Eco-Town" Enjoy, and Merry Christmas everyone!

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-91509271446374095912009-12-01T21:31:00.001Z2009-12-01T21:33:46.526Z

The government has announced proposals for a second wave of eco-towns. Housing minister John Healey said today that a further nine local authorities were considering plans to develop new communities to eco-town standards. This could bring the number of new eco-settlements - “sustainable” developments of at least 5,000 homes - to more than 13 after four locations were given the green light in

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-17677674658008160192009-11-19T13:11:00.001Z2009-11-19T13:13:44.988Z

Hello again - long time no blog, so lets have some good news...HOMES which have stood empty for more than 40 years are among dozens of vacant properties now giving families a roof over their head once more, thanks to a council campaign. Read more here...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-48597971789626145472009-09-23T08:05:00.003+01:002009-09-23T08:09:24.584+01:00

Two of the UK's largest housebuilders have announced plans to bolster their finances by raising cash through selling more shares. Barratt Developments wants to raise £720.5m through a rights issue, while Redrow is aiming for £150m. Click here for more...I took note of this sentence, 'Mr Clare added that the cash from the rights issue would also be used to develop a number of existing sites and to

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-4743038148496942412009-07-30T23:58:00.004+01:002009-07-31T00:14:08.709+01:00

Unfortunately its not my Scarecrowday... But you are invited to a gathering at Yapton & Ford Village Hall where there will be a few speeches, some music and a chance wind down after the last 18 months... The format is bring a bottle and glass - there may be nibbles... We start at 6.30 - hope to see you there...Have a great August... Mr G and the team...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-47104764830998977452009-07-24T08:20:00.001+01:002009-07-24T08:23:16.486+01:00

Jonathan Glancey architecture critic for the Guardian... There’s no point bulding tokenistic, half-baked fake communities for New Labour clones while we’re still wedded to motorways, airports and superstores. Read more here...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-82108458131174167682009-07-22T22:28:00.003+01:002009-07-22T22:51:02.746+01:00

Dear Susan,
 Yes, a great day indeed! I'm only sorry I could not be more active myself. Too busy here in Brighton, I'm afraid, but you've been fortunate having Ben Fogle campaigning with you, such is his high public profile. I always like reading his column in the newspaper.
 
Michael Bishop----Well done to the organising team WE couldn't have done it without YOU !!
Gigi----Hi Susan

Just to

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-72377096195784700652009-07-16T18:13:00.005+01:002009-07-16T18:26:53.511+01:00

Now I can walk my dog through our lovely countryside without having to be constantly thinking to myself "Will this all be going under concrete soon?"I would also like to offer my thanks and great appreciation to the CAFE team, who have given so much of their time, effort and expertise to make this day possible. I'm sure that all local residents will join me in wishing a thousand blessings

keithchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00568599127137182930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-81798472907006871722009-07-16T11:27:00.011+01:002009-07-16T16:41:18.796+01:00

Worthing HeraldTHE Government's decision to leave Ford off the final shortlist of Eco-Towns has been hailed as a "victory for people power" by Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert. More here...Littlehampton GazetteFORD has been left out of the Government's list of Eco-Towns, announced today. Housing Minister John Healey named four sites which he said had passed the Government's tough standards

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-656772365990124842009-07-16T10:48:00.002+01:002009-07-16T10:51:53.901+01:00

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/pps-ecotowns.pdfHave read it through very, very quickly and there is no mention I can spot of a 'B list' attached to the Planning Policy Statement. Just Appendix A with the four sites.I think we can chalk this up as a victory for local protests, marches, meetings, dropping leaflets round in the rain, putting all that effort in to

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-53071342850493875042009-07-16T10:26:00.002+01:002009-07-16T10:30:33.691+01:00

Rackheath, Norfolk; north west Bicester, Oxfordshire; Whitehill Bordon, East Hants; and the China Clay Community near St Austell, Cornwall are the only Eco Towns to be built out of a shortlist of 15. Ford is not on the list - more to come...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-18668893087169255772009-07-16T07:03:00.000+01:002009-07-16T07:04:27.623+01:00

The Government is due to announce the locations of a series of environmentally-friendly new towns, with just a few of the shortlisted "eco-town" sites expected to get the go-ahead.The once-flagship project was intended to meet housing needs and tackle climate change, with as many as 10 settlements built by 2020.But the scheme has been dogged by controversy and opposition from the Tories,

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-14796896810461760482009-07-16T07:00:00.000+01:002009-07-16T07:01:45.802+01:00

The government is expected to announce a scaled-down version of its grand plan to create up to 10 "eco towns".Gordon Brown set out in 2007 to create hundreds of thousands of homes in "carbon neutral" communities as he campaigned to succeed Tony Blair. Read more here...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-81542412590417909272009-07-15T16:59:00.001+01:002009-07-15T17:01:28.898+01:00

Drivers who want to live in an environmentally friendly "eco-town" will have to pay £13,000 for a parking space, Government documents reveal. The news comes as ministers prepare to unveil the sites for the first ever eco-towns.Four sites in southern and central England which have received backing from their local councils are likely to go ahead to the planning stage - less than half the 10

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-27531017457791474752009-07-13T23:15:00.001+01:002009-07-13T23:17:26.297+01:00

Rural campaigners have warned of local protests throughout the country after Gordon Brown announces this week that he is to press ahead with his eco-towns project. On Thursday the Government will finally name three or four sites in the South and South West that have been chosen to proceed in the first tranche of zero-carbon developments. The Times has learnt that the front-runners are

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-33726066482837695722009-07-13T06:14:00.001+01:002009-07-13T06:15:26.085+01:00

Sunday Observer, 12th July, 2009Ecotowns to get go-ahead despite local oppositionThe projects in Norfolk and Cornwall are part of a green package to tackle the climate change threatAn abandoned Norfolk airfield and a cluster of Cornish china claypit villages are to become the first of a controversial new breed of "ecotowns", offering thousands of new homes built within a cutting-edge eco-friendly

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-64956689859365046762009-07-12T22:37:00.003+01:002009-07-12T22:48:02.365+01:00

The controversial bid to build a 5,000-home eco-town on a former airfield is to be challenged in court. Arun District Council is concerned about the Government’s plans for the Ford Airfield site near Arundel.Chief executive Ian Sumnall has lodged a legal challenge against the plans in the High Court. Arun has already earmarked £20,000 to pay for the legal fees.The challenge centres around a

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-79102918594776011152009-07-11T14:57:00.003+01:002009-07-11T14:58:44.628+01:00

Just got this...West Sussex MPs Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs) and Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton) have raised new doubts about plans to build an eco-town at Ford in the light of proposals to weaken the area’s flood defences.Last month, the Environment Agency launched a public consultation on plans to reduce the standard of flood defences to the immediate south and east of the

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-2109176168826365892009-07-08T05:06:00.004+01:002009-07-08T05:19:51.439+01:00

The Homes and Communities Agency Academy publishes a lovely expensive looking proposal to establish what looks to me like a new academic discipline of Eco Town Studies. The proposal for an "Eco-towns learning capacity building programme" to "build skills amongst those professionals that are necessary for the sucessful development of eco-towns" looks like a lovely future career path for people

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-34138911526291411402009-07-08T05:02:00.002+01:002009-07-08T05:05:25.035+01:00

Grant Shapps telling the Commons that the whole programme should be scrapped, and that Developers are 'running scared'.John Healey saying that he will make an announcement on the remainng sites before the Summer recess.But what on earth does he mean when he says:"The links that any developer or company may have with any of these eco-town proposals, with any political party are simply not a

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-54207374106488460912009-07-04T09:10:00.003+01:002009-07-04T09:18:33.740+01:00

A public meeting will be held at 7pm on Monday July 6th at the St Philip Howard Catholic School, Elm Grove, Barnham. The Joint Downland Area Committee will also look at flooding, health issues and how the new National Park will affect the area. Be there if you care...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-58051380322120401462009-07-04T09:06:00.002+01:002009-07-04T09:10:36.954+01:00

Question marks over their viability threaten to make eco-towns undeliverable. Ahead of a government announcement on their future next month, Chris Ames investigates. Click here...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-69341328972667720702009-06-29T22:06:00.002+01:002009-06-29T22:11:21.508+01:00

Housing tops Gordon Brown's Policy plans ... and not an eco-mention in sight!Read more here.

keithchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00568599127137182930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-80578562691375249722009-06-26T08:43:00.001+01:002009-06-26T08:45:24.966+01:00

The government is being taken to court over the eco-towns policy in the South East Plan. Arun District Council has lodged a legal challenge to the policy, which states that councils should "facilitate" proposals agreed for growth points and eco-towns. It previously said they should merely "test" eco-town proposals,...Subscriber content only - want to read on?We'll have more on this later today...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-25609175552305699532009-06-25T19:27:00.003+01:002009-06-25T19:33:35.762+01:00

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/whatever-happened-to-eco-towns/5204103.articleThis is a fantastic article by Damian Arnold - the quotations from sources close to the DCLG simply echo what we have been saying all along.Even the Chief Exec of the Town and Country Planning Association is now hoping for just 5 towns to be announced. But the article suggests (in what sounds like a preparatory leak

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-77913540560406178422009-06-19T06:08:00.001+01:002009-06-19T06:09:42.160+01:00

http://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/ws/West-Sussex-MPs39-expenses-revealed.5380693.jp

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-58780020247098159832009-06-15T05:35:00.003+01:002009-06-15T05:37:05.443+01:00

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/displayarticle.asp?id=424458"In a debate on housing, South Cambridgeshire MP Andrew Lansley urged the new housing minister, John Healey, to make the 9,500-home settlement "the first exemplary eco-town".If it secures that designation, it will qualify for extra funding, including cash to make homes more energy-efficient."Maybe they can save some face by

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-90955091781876695522009-06-13T06:35:00.002+01:002009-06-13T06:40:54.577+01:00

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/story.aspx?storycode=6504927Some Planning Lawyer claiming that even the protesters want an announcement on the eco towns soon; "He added that the desire for a prompt decision was a ‘practicality point’, even for those in opposition to the development."Don't know what you think, but the way I see it, I'm quite happy for the Government to announce nothing until

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-56007983008279857862009-06-05T19:00:00.005+01:002009-06-05T19:30:00.476+01:00

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/story.aspx?storycode=6504925A quick update - Caroline Flint went (after nine months!), Margaret Beckett went (eight months!) - next it's some chap called John Healey as Housing Minister! Any bets on how long he will last...?Oh, and his boss is another newbie - John Denham has been appointed communities and local government secretary to replace the - frankly weird -

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-31713052775177828282009-06-05T18:53:00.005+01:002009-06-05T19:16:42.678+01:00

We wave goodbye to Ms Flint - http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/05/caroline-flint-window-dressing, the only member of the government to have taken the time to come on down to Sussex and have a a bit of a look at the villages these people want to concrete over!And she heads towards the sunset accompanied by Margaret Beckett - the Beeb website says:1550 Margaret Beckett is no longer

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-33964766490639815222009-06-03T10:27:00.000+01:002009-06-03T22:40:15.732+01:00

Now here's an opportunity to dump Eco-Towns, Gordzilla and all those expenses diddlers.Captain Cameron has launched a webpage - SIGN FOR CHANGE... It sez, 'We want everyone - whether they support Labour, the LibDems, or the Nationalists, or no party - to join in. Through the power of our collective pressure, we can force Gordon Brown to act'.A far easier option would be to send Patsy round to

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-26740610789763351862009-06-03T05:17:00.002+01:002009-06-03T05:19:16.363+01:00

From the Building News website....Housing minister Margaret Beckett said today it was possible that no eco-towns will end up being built if the government decides not to take forward any proposals.At a joint press conference this morning with Yvette Cooper, chief secretary of the Treasury, Beckett said that work on eco-towns was progressing, with an announcement expected by the summer.She would

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-33650965805079657272009-05-28T13:23:00.002+01:002009-05-28T13:25:52.881+01:00

http://ecotownsyoursay.direct.gov.uk/have-your-say/latest-feedback/video/17/Good to see that the DCLG had the guts to put the videos that Vicky, myself and others recorded at their roadshow last year. Let's hope that they watched and took note as well!

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-43781008384083539392009-05-28T10:40:00.002+01:002009-05-28T10:43:43.296+01:00

A victory for the eco town protesters at Stratford on Avon fighting the Long Marston eco town proposals.It's interesting to read the details and compare the kind of claims that the developers there make and realise how similar they are to those made by the businesses promoting Ford eco town!Here is their Press Release:The credibility of plans to build an ‘eco-town’ at Long Marston have today been

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-7009647075599044172009-05-25T09:53:00.002+01:002009-05-25T09:58:31.330+01:00

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5379041/Householders-in-eco-towns-face-charges-for-rubbish-collection.htmlThe Town and Country Planning Association are encouraging eco town developers to charge people for their rubbish by weight and type. So it'll be the Ford eco town and surrounding fly tipping site!Nice.

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-57125332335431340572009-05-08T14:36:00.002+01:002009-05-08T14:45:32.606+01:00

An interesting clip on the BBC about the eco-pod home designed by www.ecohab.co.uk. Imagine Ford filled with these - invasion of the mole hills! Of course we have all seen the eco house plans from our friends proposing an Eco town at Ford haven't we?

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-87822226791838466942009-05-05T15:05:00.000+01:002009-05-05T15:06:43.154+01:00

Just got this press release from the MP Nick's!West Sussex MPs Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs) and Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton) met with Housing Minister Margaret Beckett last week (28 April) to restate their opposition to an ‘eco-town’ at Ford.The Government is still considering proposals to build at least 5,000 houses at Ford, despite overwhelming opposition from local

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-14727229048438961032009-05-01T19:55:00.001+01:002009-05-01T19:59:16.292+01:00

By e-mailMrs V C NewmanChairmanCommunities Against Ford Eco-townPO Box 123ArundelWest Sussex BN18 8BF1 May 2009Dear Mrs NewmanEco-towns consultationI wanted to write to you to acknowledge receipt of the consultation response that you e-mailed and sent us on behalf of Communities Against Ford Eco-town (CAFÉ) on 27 April, and also the postcards that CAFÉ supporters sent to us around the end of last

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-6836791856705428032009-05-01T08:52:00.013+01:002009-05-01T09:43:37.303+01:00

Received an interesting email this morning with this letter attached. Its being delivered to residents in Bognor and surrounding areas. As you can see the letter has a nice green logo to emphasise the "greenness"of bulldozing more countryside to build some more familiar "eco houses" - this time an "eco" quarter instead of an Eco-Town! It has a familiar ring about it - paragraph two has those old

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-82532731767188947972009-04-30T22:55:00.018+01:002009-05-01T08:20:02.040+01:00

The nice Mr G has been knee deep developing stuff... During a mammoth code marathon spectacular I came up with a widget for all my friendly Mac users against Ford Eco-Town to stick on their desktops - keeping them up to date via RSS... Download the widget here (MAC ONLY)Any windows widget developers out there who want to make code love for Vista then lets get it on... Haha... silly...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-10523807822798540612009-04-21T06:39:00.003+01:002009-04-21T06:42:08.737+01:00

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/04/20/controversial-eco-town-decision-delayed-again-97319-23424394/I have no problem with the campaigners against the Middle Quinton Eco Town - the BARD campaign have been very succesful in getting the issues into the media, and into the Courts.But if the Government are going to put off a decision for them until the end of the year, perhaps they

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-14729814948868287792009-04-14T18:24:00.002+01:002009-04-14T18:32:57.756+01:00

The UK Independence Party of Bognor Regis & Littlehampton are holding a public meeting regarding the proposed Eco-Town at Ford Airfield. Speakers are Douglas Denny, local prospective Parliamentary candidate for UKIP, Tam Large, John Wallace and Phil Lee.The meeting takes place on Friday 17 April 2009 7.30pm at Climping Village Hall.Click for more UKIP...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-6182510697501004512009-04-13T09:27:00.004+01:002009-04-13T09:37:32.444+01:00

A firm 'no' to thousands of homes has been given by Aldingbourne councillors. They have formally told Arun District Council about their opposition to its proposal to earmark land around the Westergate, Barnham and Eastergate area for 2,500 homes.The idea is one of three options for new housing before 2026 which Arun District Council had issued for consultation. It has alarmed villagers and

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-26841756765628061702009-04-08T07:38:00.001+01:002009-04-08T07:40:10.189+01:00

Thousands of residents have commented on Arun's proposals for major housing developments and plans for new jobs, community facilities and better transport links. The seven-week consultation on the blueprint which could shape the district up to 2026 drew responses from more than 3,000 people. Click here for more...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-72352743179644960582009-04-07T10:32:00.003+01:002009-04-07T10:35:27.252+01:00

More from the Telegraph today - and a nicely chosen photgraph on the link below!"New legal advice the Local Government Association (LGA) has commissioned suggests eco-towns could be illegal because of a failure to consult properly.The LGA said the towns should be reconsidered in areas where there was strong local opposition."http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/5114784/

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-69478262321411337422009-03-31T13:42:00.000+01:002009-03-31T13:47:37.413+01:00

http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2009/country-0331.htmSo we have a National Park announcement at last!They are excluding Arundel for some reason, but including the castle.From an eco-town point of view the boundary is close to the proposed new rail station and the eco-town would very much be in the sight-lines of the National Park so it is one more reason to say No to the new town.That said,

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-2782680026088314832009-03-30T10:28:00.003+01:002009-03-30T10:35:28.475+01:00

http://www.communities.gov.uk/speeches/corporate/bitsbetweenbuildingsThis link takes you to Margaret Beckett's fascinating speech about "Why the bits between the buildings matter".I happen to thinlk the bits between Ford, Clymping, Yapton and Arundel are pretty important - they matter a lot to me in terms of their beauty, amenity value, their agricultural value, because they allecviate flood risk

Darrell Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783124648201407776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-13674361817829751512009-03-26T11:52:00.004Z2009-03-29T06:30:49.221+01:00

Have just been told that Iain Wright (junior Government Minister) has successfully managed to avoid answering the questions put to him about the eco town - all much as you'd expect, but worth spending a few pence on the Bognor Observer to watch him wriggle out of the questions!http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/FORD-ECOTOWN-Housing-minister-put.5108406.jp

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-1669695907046921632009-03-26T06:14:00.002Z2009-03-26T06:17:02.211Z

The news for the proposers of the Eco Towns is making grim reading at the moment - and this time it is the Government's financial advisers saying that only three of the sites are in line to make a profit - For Ford they say that it could end up with potential losses requiring serious public subsidy.http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/176f2688-18d2-11de-bec8-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-59362374919171318192009-03-26T06:03:00.003Z2009-03-26T06:11:03.639Z

The Highways Agency having now said that the so-called transport plans for the Ford Eco Sham are unacceptable - and it's good to see the Argus picking up on this story on a weekly basis now!http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4225315.Eco_town_scheme_at_Ford_has__major_flaws_/

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-33347399776183827212009-03-23T16:10:00.001Z2009-03-23T16:10:50.461Z

Press release from Nick Herbert!West Sussex MPs Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs) and Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton) will meet with Housing Minister Margaret Beckett to discuss the Government’s proposal to build an ‘eco-town’ at Ford.Mrs Beckett’s pledge to meet with the MPs came during a Commons debate on Wednesday last week (18 March) called by Mr Herbert.During the debate, Mr

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-50726441483540002442009-03-19T19:17:00.002Z2009-03-19T19:22:04.342Z

For those who didn't see the debate attached is the transcript below are some linksDownload: Word.docor download: PDF.doc Both Nicks did a great job and hopefully MB will give Ford the proper consideration it is due.Thanks Vicky.

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-17865276432548689102009-03-18T10:36:00.002Z2009-03-18T10:38:47.977Z

Just got this from the BARD Campaign, fighting the proposed eco town at MIddle Quinton, but doing so by fighting the whole eco town policy! Which definitely helps us!"The BARD Campaign today lodged an application with the Court of Appeal, seeking permission to appeal the ruling by Mr Justice Walker dated 27 January 2009 that the Government’s consultation on its April 2008 shortlist document: “

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-8809846971513569672009-03-17T11:53:00.003Z2009-03-17T11:59:21.738Z

Interesting reading about the lead being taken by Essex County Council here:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article5920679.ece"The council found that planning guidance issued between 1998 and 2001 had created a severe shortage of spaces in many developments. Families had responded not by giving up their second car but by parking on narrow residential roads, blocking access for emergency

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-71330699770297526562009-03-15T09:06:00.000Z2009-03-15T09:08:03.153Z

Darrell Gale from Arundel writes - in all of the lies, misrepresentations, u-turns, and, of course, the "visions" and greenwash spread by the proposers of the new town at Ford – both the endless paid consultants and the sad, self-interested councillors and former councillors for Aldingbourne – I never thought that I would actually agree with anything they said. Click for more...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-19772004222507584232009-03-15T09:01:00.000Z2009-03-15T09:03:03.263Z

Building an eco-town at Ford will damage the South Downs, an environmental group has warned. The South Downs Society said the intended 5,000 home development at the former airfield site would have a major damaging impact. It would cause the loss of high quality farmland, lead to an increased flood risk, damage existing villages and negatively affect efforts to regenerate Bognor and Littlehampton.

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-67229592651459951312009-03-12T18:13:00.000Z2009-03-12T18:14:21.863Z

he financial viability of the government’s planned eco-town programme has been called into question by a new report which gave only two of the proposals a glowing bill of health. Research, commissioned and published by the Communities and Local Government department, found significant question marks remained in six out of the eight schemes examined. Click for more...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-69757225372305683682009-03-12T13:08:00.004Z2009-03-12T13:13:13.664Z

A friend has pointed me to the following link http://www.stowmaries.com/about.htmlIt is good to see that some farming families who own old RAF airfields have found better things to do with them. In this case, the airfield is being restored and a museum built to celebrate its part in WWI. The workshops are going to be restored and used again for high tech engineering - all done in a sympathetic

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-71136239086245498152009-03-12T10:49:00.002Z2009-03-12T10:51:19.872Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7939048.stmNo eco town news I can find, so here's a link to the neighbours!

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-6033313011594533952009-03-09T09:14:00.005Z2009-03-09T09:31:58.261Z

Let's face it, our politicians do not have a good record of financial judgement recently. So taking time off from failing to regulate the banks, they have now published a Financial Viability assessment of the proposed eco town sites.For Ford they say "The promoter is also yet to fully develop their rail strategy for the project; but initial proposals suggest the provision of a new station or loop

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-87597635289860225702009-03-07T09:17:00.003Z2009-03-07T09:23:50.262Z

I'm going to make a t-shirt for this story in the FT today... Attitudes have hardened against new property development despite the promise of new jobs that could be created in the recession. The study says that Nimbyism - the acronym of Not In My Back Yard used to describe opposition by local residents - is on the rise across the country.Some 85 per cent of respondents say they would oppose

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-38645631321981893872009-03-04T09:22:00.000Z2009-03-07T09:23:39.580Z

A major Whitehall department lacks the skills needed to put vital policies into operation, MPs have said. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) had taken only "the first steps" towards a reasonable performance for taxpayers, they added. Ecotowns, home sellers' packs, and regional fire control centres had suffered as a result, the communities and local government committee

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-30204864499209132372009-02-28T17:10:00.001Z2009-02-28T17:12:46.425Z

The Government last night appeared to prepare the ground for a humiliating retreat from controversial proposals to build thousands of ecohomes in Sussex and across the country. Housing Minister Margaret Beckett downgraded the prospects of the flagship ecotown programme as she extended the deadline for the latest public consultation. Click here for more...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-77606911157897073832009-02-26T19:28:00.000Z2009-02-26T19:29:34.182Z

News just in... Local residents are to be given more time to respond to the Government’s second eco-towns public consultation after Housing Minister Margaret Beckett today extended the deadline for responses.The consultation on the draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS) and Sustainability Appraisal on eco-towns has now been extended to Thursday 30 April, meaning it will run for more than five

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-31400740855329252862009-02-26T11:38:00.002Z2009-02-26T11:42:23.710Z

An independent assessment of the viability of the Middle Quinton Eco-town proposal has concluded that the proposed development is unviable with a deficit of £373m. The six local authorities directly affected by the Middle Quinton proposal commissioned CBRE Consultants to undertake the assessment. CBRE have prepared a detailed construction cost estimate and a detailed property market review which

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-52484792881676830552009-02-25T09:31:00.002Z2009-02-25T09:33:13.940Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7909459.stmPerhaps if they worked a bit harder on developing housing schemes that met with local agreement, not local disgust, people might be happier to buy their new houses? Personally I will never buy anything built by Redrow or Wates as I think they are completely unethical companies.

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-38684919847954712342009-02-19T10:50:00.002Z2009-02-19T10:53:42.536Z

Yes its true we have a song, and a very unique song at that! Come to its launch at the Lamb Pub, Bilsham Road, Yapton Friday 27th February 8pm meet the producer and have a drink and a dance and catch up with the CAFE news. In the summer, New York singer / song writer David Francis visited friend, John Mono, in Yapton and was horrified at the Government’s proposal to build and destroy the

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-78553057857006073972009-02-18T16:23:00.002Z2009-02-18T16:27:16.959Z

Good Grief! Is M Watson, Babsham Lane living on a different planet to the rest of us, is he plain naive or just very good mates with the FAVG (landowners/developer consortium)? The Government are not leading the way – they are in fact 2 year’s out of date with their housing figures which have gone down considerably, neither have they considered the obvious which would be to bring back into use

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-14490455522353647302009-02-18T12:21:00.002Z2009-02-18T12:32:16.497Z

http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page18287The petition asked the the Prime Minister to "abandon plans to buildEco Towns on Greenfield sites."Guess which words did not appear in Gordon "I saved the world" Brown's answer?Ok - he does use the word Green, but only in his usual spinning way of "exemplar green developments" - I wondered momentarily if they were being ironic - but that is beyond this lot!Not

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-83572146452733333702009-02-17T12:12:00.000Z2009-02-17T12:13:40.707Z

ARUN District Council is taking to the streets, to get residents' views on major development. A public consultation on the council's blueprint, setting out where 6,000 new homes will be built in the next 20 years, will include a website, a display at Arun Civic Centre and a mobile unit, fitted out with maps, plans and laptops. Leader of the council, Gill Brown said: "We have some tough decisions

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-56681406730418277562009-02-13T21:52:00.031Z2009-02-14T09:43:19.087Z

I read this letter tonight and I nearly laughed the straw out my socks!Just another desperate mishmash of soundbites... "It seems to me that the government has, for once, shown the sort of leadership that is required in these extremely challenging times", erm - is this the government who have spectaclulary failed on social housing?"People must be educated to accept that the times of profligate

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-61504079220895974522009-02-12T19:02:00.004Z2009-02-13T11:36:27.755Z

Arun District Council wish to hear the views of members of the public on the Core Strategy ’Options for Growth’ and Initial Sustainability Commentary published by Arun District Council as part of the progress of the Local Development Framework. Arun District Council has published detail of three preferred options for the location of strategic development in the Arun District in the future. The

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-24370163949320665062009-02-11T07:35:00.004Z2009-02-12T18:54:42.780Z

THE West Sussex Gazette is giving readers the chance to grill a Government minister over the proposals for an eco-town at Ford. The Department for Communities and Local Government says it is keen to tackle some of the myths that have come up regarding the plans.People who want to have their say should write to the West Sussex Gazette with their questions for Iain Wright, who is a parliamentary

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-61120608603962657622009-02-09T10:03:00.003Z2009-02-11T07:39:00.645Z

One of our eagle-eyed sources spotted this in Saturday's Telegraph:"BUILDER PULLS OUT OF ECO-TOWN PLANGordon Brown's eco-town policy has suffered another blow after a developer pulled out of building one of the controversial settlements. O&H Properties withdrew from the scheme for 20,000 homes in Marston Vale, Beds, because of the time constraints and requirements for an eco-town. Of the

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-52161586824319830552009-02-07T08:31:00.002Z2009-02-07T16:22:48.773Z

Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is being spent encouraging people in social housing to move to the private sector — either as home-buyers or tenants. Those in larger council homes are also being offered cash payments of up to £3,000 per bedroom if they agree to downsize to a smaller social house or apartment. Click here for more...

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-48891175294089455292009-02-05T06:48:00.002Z2009-02-05T06:52:24.972Z

I've just heard from the CPRE that there is an Early Day Motion tabled in the House of Commons (and with cross-party support too) calling for a reduction in the rate of VAT on building repairs and improvement work to existing buildings.This has to be a better and more sustainable way to provide housing than building new houses on our fields - helping protect the countryside and our heritage.http:

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-75003016315618581342009-02-03T21:51:00.016Z2009-02-03T22:32:43.516Z

It hasn't been an easy start to 2009 for Mr G... My Father died January 4th after a five year battle against cancer... Sorting out the numerous complications that relate to such an event can then take away a month of your life, hence me being away from the fray...So, I welcomed the first day of February with the customary 'pinch punch' that Mrs G and I have become accustomed to... However, just

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-75441897460749400642009-01-31T09:02:00.002Z2009-01-31T09:06:21.582Z

Dear Friends and SupportersA belated Happy New Year!I have to say it, seems as if we are already half way through the year with so much happening in just the last few weeks.Hopefully you have all sent your CAFÉ Xmas card to the DCLG. If you haven’t please do, it will help remind the Government’s eco-town team that Ford must be dropped from their list.The Shadow Housing Minister, Grant Shapps MP,

Mr Gummidgenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-38560843180386299642009-01-28T16:00:00.002Z2009-01-28T16:06:04.338Z

Given that the news from the High Court was a bit of a downer - I thought I'd put a press release I just got on here to show that the fight continues! For me - it's not just about Ford Eco Town, it's also about any kind of unsustainable development, wherever it is! Housing targets for Arun are “unsustainable”Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has said that the Government-imposed targets for

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-14253842530642600392009-01-27T16:40:00.002Z2009-01-27T16:42:18.825Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7852546.stmNot such happy news - we'll have to wait until we get to see the reasons behind this - but the judicial review was never going to be the end of the line.Anyone got any more information on this?

Geoff Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706615307661509129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146482238626187949.post-29816319130152074382009-01-27T09:34:00.002Z2009-01-27T09:35:37.713Z

Just heard from the Weston Front campaign"The process is taking far longer than originally thought. Most of tomorrow (Tuesday) will be spent with the various QCs summing up their position. This may extend into Wednesday with the judge giving his oral opinion on Wednesday afternoon.It is impossible to say which way it will go!"Will put something here when we know!

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