Outrage over potential Ford development talks
Councillor Ricky Bower ruled out the possibility of the area being used for development following a comment by a Chichester city councillor.
During the city council’s planning and conservation committee meeting, councillor Richard Plowman suggested that Chichester District Council should work with Arun to create a new town of affordable homes at Ford.
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Hide AdHowever, councillor Bower dismissed the suggestion, claiming it was both “misleading” and “preposterous”.
He said: “This is a completely off-the-wall idea. There’s no chance of anything like this ever coming to fruition.”
Former Arun councillor Tony Dixon, a supporter of the previous Ford Eco-Town proposals, claimed that a new town on the brownfield site at Ford would help to bolster the local economy.
Mr Dixon said: “A new settlement can offer infrastructure contributions on a far greater scale than a number of smaller developments peppered across both districts.”
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