SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK DECISION

FOLLOWING two years of delays, the creation of a South Downs national park is back on track, and is set to become the country's tenth national park.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jun 2007, 17:57 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:33 BST

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs reopened the file after a lengthy legal battle involving the New Forest National Park, which came to came to an end in February.

The proposed park area will cover sections of Sussex and Hampshire and the inital plans could be extending by a further 25 sq km in Arun, Adur, Chichester, Horsham, Lewes, Mid Sussex, Wealden, Eastbourne and Worthing.

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Proposals to redraw the northern boundary between Petersfield, Hampshire, and Pulborough are also being considered.

The conclusion from the lengthy public inquiry, which finished in 2004, and a report into new laws governing national parks will be considered by Defra on July 2.

The South Downs Campaign gave a guarded welcome to the news that the inspector in the South Downs National Park inquiry has recommended that the South Downs become England's tenth national park .

The SDC is also welcoming the restarting of the designation process by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) with a six week consultation which starts on July 2 .

For full story see West Sussex Gazette June 27

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