LETTER: Concerns over bid for new ground

I have read with interest your recent reports on Horsham Football Club’s plans to build a new football stadium, artificial pitches and associated infrastructure smack in the middle of one of the most protected parts of the Horsham/Southwater Strategic Gap.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Apr 2014, 07:00 BST
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Many of your readers will be aware this not the first time HFC have tried to build a new football complex in the same area. On all previous occasions their planning applications have either been refused or they have been withdrawn.

In that context, I think a letter published in your newspaper in October 2002 is still very topical and it is resubmitted here for publication again.

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It was written by Bernard Newman, an ex-director of Horsham Football Club and someone who was very devoted to the Denne Park area.

Many of the issues he raised are as relevant today as they were then. In particular, Mr Newman highlighted the unrealistic aspirations of Horsham Football Club, the perplexing refusal of the club to consider viable alternative sites, and the serious traffic and road safety issues associated with the ‘Hop Oast’ location.

These road safety issues are even more relevant now, with a recent pedestrian fatality nearby and frequent accidents on the Worthing Road.

PAUL CARRUTHERS

Denne Park, Worthing Road, Horsham