Horsham is the new Burgess Hill. Local council Tory per chance? Need a bit of extra council tax?
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Horsham is the new Burgess Hill. Local council Tory per chance? Need a bit of extra council tax?
Spiros
Well-known member
What road widening or bypass schemes have been planned for the A272 or A24 that people have objected to? When I asked WSCC last year about plans to improve the A24 north of Worthing they told me there were none
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
A similar scenario to the young couple I mentioned earlier. They married a couple of years ago, but were living with his parents in Crawley whilst saving up. Now they have their new home in Southwater, but still using the same car.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I said the South East of England. Beddingham to Polegate for example, and plans for road widening/bypass around Worthing.
Spiros
Well-known member
Those are both national responsibility and run (badly) by highways England. I went to a consultation in Worthing last year about the roads around Worthing and the only objections people there seemed to have was that they weren't actually doing anything and spending £60million to do it. My point was that there are no schemes to object to around West Grinstead because WSCC is taking the transport part of the community infrastructure levy and not spending it on transport infrastructure.
If he does buy a house in West Grinstead he will not be using public transport to get to Horsham, the services are woeful.
blue-shifted
Banned
There are at least two parties promising a thumping great increase in public transport provision. It might not always be like it is
There are at least two parties promising a thumping great increase in public transport provision. It might not always be like it is
I will believe that when I see it, new developments promise all sorts of infrastructure before they start but rarely deliver.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
Looks like a pretty good place to build some houses, good road links and not too far from the train station. Buck barn really isn't that bad, getting out of Dyke road at 8am is much worse.
theboybilly
Well-known member
If only they would relay the track between Shoreham and Christ's Hospital
Pretty saddening, and very correct, to assume X thousands of new housing equates to X thousands of new cars.
Not even a hint, thought or mention of public transportation in any of the proposals.
I'll hazard a guess cycling in all the West Sussex new build estates is brilliantly catered for.
They'll be shared pavements, and sectioned off roads.
Right up until you leave Stepford where, as usual, it becomes 'kill or be killed-survial of the fittest'.
Not even a hint, thought or mention of public transportation in any of the proposals.
I'll hazard a guess cycling in all the West Sussex new build estates is brilliantly catered for.
They'll be shared pavements, and sectioned off roads.
Right up until you leave Stepford where, as usual, it becomes 'kill or be killed-survial of the fittest'.
I have NO sympathy. You can EASILY use public transport. There are buses running regularly through Sussex directly linking all the towns without any need to change or wait. These run every 15 minutes and run 24/7. Plus of course there is a station in West Grinstead so you can get a direct train up from Shoreham. If all else fails you can obviously cycle as you can do that EASILY. We certainly don't need any more or better roads as ALL roads do is encourage MORE cars.
Sorry about the text, but they don't let me have a proper computer in here.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
The best roadworks have been the co-ordinated ones when the road west from Lyons farm is shut at night.
The geniuses divert you south straight into another 3-way roadwork queuing festival a short way down the road.
The absolute Einsteins who are in charge of planning have made sure that these 2 sets of roadworks have happened together.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Absolutely, every resident that l know in my village would die for a bypass, (well not literally), but despite years of lobbying the Council, we still don't have one.
New housing isn't a problem per se. It's the failure to build the infrastructure needed to support it (roads, railways, schools, hospitals, GPs, dentists etc. etc.) that causes the problems. And nobody is interested in building them because they can't make any money from them.
That's exactly right. I've said before it's not 'Homes Alone' we need, but the infrastructure as you've listed (and I'm glad you included railways). There HAS to be an integrated approach, but of course there won't be all the while development is driven by private developers solely interested in profit.
There is something about planning that brings out the utter Stalinist in me. We need a centrally controlled system, and once an area has been selected for expansion, infrastructure as well, then all objectors (nimbys and faux environmentalists), need to be shot and buried under the foundations.