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July 2nd, 2023High Court backs Council’s protection of Chatsmore Farm from development
Worthing Borough Council has won its court battle to prevent a developer building hundreds of homes on Chatsmore Farm.Persimmon Homes went to the Court of Appeal to challenge the Council’s refusal to allow it to build 475 properties on the green gap between Worthing and Ferring.
But a panel of three top judges has rejected the developer’s case, meaning the Council’s rejection of the planning application stands.
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June 23rd, 2023
Worthing committed to protecting its foreshore
New applications are being prepared to help protect two sections of foreshore in Worthing, in a move to improve the quality of the town’s coastal waters.Worthing Borough Council and its team of citizen scientists are hard at work gathering data for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), in a bid to supplement the town’s single designated area of bathing water with two more.
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June 20th, 2023
Local Communities reject A27 improvement plans
Local residents agree with Adur & Worthing Councils that the current suggested improvements to the A27 between Worthing and Lancing will not even begin to address congestion problems.National Highways, the government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A-roads in England, has earmarked £20 million to improve this stretch of the A27. In contrast, improvements to the Arundel bypass further west on the A27 are expected to cost around £320m.
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March 23rd, 2023
Historic water feature returns to Highdown Gardens
An historic water feature is to return to life at Highdown Gardens with the help of 21st Century sustainable solar-powered technology.The water feature at Highdown was built in the 1930s and has long been a visitor favourite, providing a calming space and delicate backing track for people to enjoy on their walk around the pond and gardens.
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