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New homes in Southwater are likely to be given the green light by Horsham District Council. The council’s top planning officer is conditionally supporting Bovis Homes’ scheme to build 131 houses, including 52 affordable homes, east of Turners Close and east/south of Millfield. Rod Brown, head of planning and environmental services, is asking a council planning committee to delegate the decision to him “with a view to approval”. This would be subject to further detailed negotiations and the completion of a legal agreement relating to affordable housing, landscaping, footpaths, bridleways, fencing and financial contributions by Bovis Homes. In a report to councillors before their
meeting on Tuesday next week, Mr Brown says: “The application as originally submitted was for 133 dwellings, but this has been reduced following negotiations. “The proposed development causes concerns to residents of neighbouring properties on a number of grounds, but these have to be weighed in the balance and a number of significant improvements have been made. “The site is relatively self-contained. Any landscape impact can be addressed through the retention of trees and additional planting/landscaping. “The potential risk to the trees on the western boundary is a concern, but is not such an overriding consideration that the proposal should be resisted on this basis. “The noise issues arising from the proximity of the A24 to the site, which have previously been a concern, have essentially now been addressed and it is considered the site does have reasonable access to local facilities.” Ian Thwaites, of pressure group Keep
Southwater Green, told The Resident: “A development such as that proposed at Millfield, although still of a greater size than we would have liked, has points in its favour.” KSG says the planned development is much smaller than that proposed by Berkeley Homes west of the Worthing Road, contains a high proportion (40 per cent) of affordable homes and is within the boundary of the built-up village. Mr Thwaites added: “It could not be used, as the Worthing Road site surely will be, to open the door to a much larger development extending from the same area in the near future. “We spent months trying to get Horsham District Council to guarantee that the Worthing Road development would be confined in the long term. “Berkeleys flatly refused to consider such an agreement because they openly intend to extend the development. The present proposal for 550 homes is simply phase one!”
Inquest into Christ’s Hospital pupil’s death on railway The devastated family of a teenager killed on a railway crossing will have to wait longer for a verdict on his death. The inquest into the death of Matthew Leonard (pictured left) was due to be completed at Horsham Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Thursday) but was adjourned until at least November 9 and may take place next year. Mr Leonard, 18, a boarder at Christ’s Hospital School, was struck by a train on a crossing at Emms Lane, Barns Green,
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shortly before 7am on February 14. Mother June Leonard, Dr Nat Athuallah and Insp Gary Ancell, of the British Transport Police, were ready to speak. But coroner Christopher Wilkinson said he also wanted to give at least one train driver, possibly two, a chance to give evidence. The inquest may be concluded on November 9. But Mr Wilkinson said it was possible some witnesses or legal representatives would be unavailable, in which case the hearing would be delayed.
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