Arun District Council is to conduct a widespread public investigation into the proposed siting of an eco-town at Ford.
Members resolved to establish a special Select Committee at last night’s packed special cabinet meeting that will examine exactly how suitable the proposed location at Ford is to site a new town.
If the resolution is approved at the next Full Council meeting on 30 April, the special committee, made up of around eight district Councillors and advised by a senior independent planner, will immediately begin a public enquiry into the sustainability of plans to build at least 5,000 new houses at Ford. Click to read more...
