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Written by Dean Smith
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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Over the past year (and more) West Sussex County Council, Horsham District Council, Pulborough Parish Council and The Pulborough Society have jointly looked at ways of improving transport, in all its guises, through Pulborough. The final report has now been published and is available here as a download . It is quite long at 43 pages, but covers the subject in detail, highlighting areas where improvement is needed and what actions may be taken. It is honest enough to conclude that some problems are not going to be resolved without a bypass. Have a read through and if you want to make any comment, let me know and I'll publish feedback here. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 March 2010 )
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Written by Dean Smith
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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Last year, at the public exhibition in the Village Hall for the Village Transport Plan several problems were highlighted. One was the difficulty in accessing the Wild Brooks from Barnhouse Lane. There used to be a stile, that I can say from personal experience, was slippery when wet. It was very difficult for those less mobile to manage. As a result of the feedback given at the public exhibition a new gate has been installed and a kissing gate replaces the stile. I am sure we all agree it's a great improvement.  |
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Nick Herbert welcomes decision to drop North Heath & Adversane development |
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Written by Dean Smith
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
As a follow-up to yesterday's announcement, Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has welcomed the decision to abandon proposals for a new town of 4,000 houses at North Heath and Adversane.
The greenfield site had been earmarked for housing in Horsham District Council’s Core Strategy consultation document, drawn up in response to the Government’s demand for 13,000 new houses in the district by 2026.
The Council has also shelved plans to designate Pulborough as a “potential strategic development location” in the period to 2026 and will look instead at other sites in the district.
The decision was announced by the Council on Wednesday (24 February) following a campaign organised by local action group STAND - Stop the Adversane North Heath Development.
Mr Herbert submitted a formal objection to the proposals in October, saying that a new town would devastate the countryside and fail to deal with the lack of affordable housing in the villages.
And he warned that significant development in Pulborough should only be considered with the agreement of the Parish Council.
The MP also declared his opposition to the plans in a meeting with the Chairman and Chief Executive of Horsham District Council in December.
Local campaigner Andrew Swaffield said: “STAND has been very lucky to have had fantastic support from local residents in North Heath and Adversane as well as further afield. With the strong support of our local MP Nick Herbert, and a great deal of hard work from many dedicated volunteers we have managed to keep this issue at the forefront of people's minds throughout.
“We are delighted that Horsham District Council has decided to abandon Option 8 and that our beautiful countryside will remain now for future generations to enjoy.”
Nick Herbert commented: “I’m very relieved for my constituents in North Heath, Pulborough and West Chiltington that these plans have now been dropped. The new town at North Heath and Adversane would have been twice the size of Pulborough and larger than any other village in my constituency. It would have destroyed a beautiful area of countryside and failed to solve the lack of affordable housing in the villages. So I’m delighted that we’ve seen it off and I’d like to congratulate STAND for running a terrific campaign.”
Mr Herbert confirmed that a Conservative government would scrap the regional housing targets and regional spatial strategies that are driving plans to build more than 74,000 houses in West Sussex over the next 20 years. |
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Arundel Castle
 An excellent place to visit, Arundel Castle is the seat of The Dukes of Norfolk and is set in 40 acres of sweeping grounds and gardens. Arundel Castle has been open to visitors seasonally for nearly 200 years. It is one of the great treasure houses of England, each having its own unique place in history and is home to priceless works of art. Go and see paintings and furniture, tapestries and stained glass, china and clocks, sculpture and carving, heraldry and armour in stunning room settings.
Bignor Roman Villa
 See outstanding mosaic floors in the Roman Villa at Bignor. Situated at the foot of the downs, near the tiny village of Bignor, the Villa is in a permanent state of improvement. Take a picnic to eat in the villa grounds when you've seen all the beautiful floors.
Petworth Park
 The vast late 17th-century mansion of Petworth House is set in a beautiful 283-hectare (700-acre) deer park, landscaped by 'Capability' Brown and immortalised in Turner's paintings. It is open for very long opening hours so you can walk around even when the house is closed.
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Do you mind having to shop over a wide area? If you had to shop in Willmers, Hamilton Cole and Sainsbury's would you walk? If not, how much petrol are you using? Do you prefer to shop in larger towns? Have you switched to internet shopping?
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The following are the site statistics for pulboro.org. They show the number of visitors, per month, over the last year. This may help potential advertisers measure the worth of placing an ad on the site. Just bear in mind that not all visitors will be from the Pulborough area! | May 2008 | 2738 | | June | 4737
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News from the Pulborough Traders Group (or not)
Apparently the Pulborough Traders Group have been re-enlivened though I've still had no updates for months. Not a very proactive team apparently! I can confirm that MBC Office will be opening a new village Post Office soon. Denise tells me that she has finally received the necessary license. I guess that means a lot of upheaval for Denise and the team at MBC so good luck during the change period! In the meantime I had an article on the site a couple of weeks ago suggesting a consultation. No I don't understand either! The old Post Office is soon to become a kitchen showroom. I don't know who the new tenant is but it'll be good to see some occupation. The small shop next door to Boomerang is still empty but the old surgery has become a funeral directors and the shop next to Willmers (which I think was an office 'til recently) will be a curtain place (I think). Please correct any errors in this column as you see fit.
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