Concerns raised over Whitehouse Farm development

Chichester City Council’s planning and conservation working group met on Thursday, February 3, where it discussed the development plans on Whitehouse Farm.

Developers have almost finished construction of 750 homes at Whitehouse Farm as part of phase one of the build, with a further 850 proposed in the second phase.

Miller Homes and Linden Homes are bringing forward a number of different parcels of land, with four reserved matters applications setting out detailed layout and designs totalling 334 homes already approved.

A fifth, by Miller Homes for 154 dwellings, was approved by Chichester District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, June 3.

During the discussion cllr Richard Plowman emphasised the need for the new residents on the site of the development feel a part of the Chichester Community.

With over 4000 people expected to be on the development, councillors made it a point of interest in the meeting to keep the new resident’s needs at the forefront.

A point of concern for the councillors was the issue of an access route into the properties, an issue becoming more apparent after residents now moving in after the completion of some of the phase one developments.

Following deliberations, the councillors settled to reconvene and discuss the outlying plans after consultations with the public.

Due to the nature of the development, a new ward in the city, which would include the new build was also suggested by cllr Sarah Quail.

Despite the proposal, the proposal was not considered further due to a boundary and ward change review would take place in the near future.

Proposals for road names on the development was also on the agenda in the meeting.

Cornfield Way, The Rew, Stook House, and Drovers Lane were among the suggestions laid out by Peter Roberts.

Cllr Quail raised objection to the ‘unlovely’ name of Stook, which was seconded by the Mayor of Chichester cllr John Hughes.

Cllr Quail offered the name of Hayloft House which was unanimously agreed on by the other councillors to be a more fitting name for the road.

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