Will the real Harold Hall please stand up?

It would seem that our friend Harold was not always so keen to bulldoze his way through greenfields and regional planning procedures.

From The Argus February 8th 1999:

Planning committee chairman Harold Hall stressed: "The long-term future of the County must not be undermined by making hasty decisions on where the new housing should be built."

"We will need to consult widely and work with the districts."

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He also had very strong views on how essential the A27 by-pass was to future housing development:

Harold Hall, Leader of West Sussex County Council and a member of the Regional Assembly said: "Without improvements to the A27 we may be unable to deliver on the strategic locations carefully identified in our Structure Plan for new housing to meet Government guidance."

"The economic regeneration we want to see along the South Coast will not be realised without the improvements on the A27 at Worthing/Lancing, Arundel and Chichester which are identified following the study. "

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Well Harold, given that there has been no wide consultation with the districts, and the Eco-Town Challenge team has ruled out any 'deals' to build the A27 bypass, we all look forward to seeing you drop your support for this ludicrous scheme.