We feel very strongly that Ashurst should be deleted from the list of Secondary Settlements.
We believe that HDC should challenge the underlying assumptions of the standard methodology calculation for Horsham’s ‘local housing need’ of 965 homes per year.
We believe the Land at Buck Barn, West Grinstead (Weald Cross) and Land North East of Henfield (Mayfield) should be deleted from the Shortlisted Sites.
Our client objects to the hamlet of Adversane being classified as a “Secondary Settlement”. It does not meet the criteria set out by Strategic Policy 2.
The ability of the village to accommodate this level of growth is not explained or demonstrated through the draft Local Plan documents and sites potentially identified north of Rectory Lane do not help achieve a sustainable hub to the village.
