Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has urged Mid Sussex District Local Council to reject a proposal for 500 houses at Hassocks, warning that the development is “very strongly opposed” and is unsustainable.
Read MoreArundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has today (31 October) written to Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, raising his “serious concerns” about a proposed allocation of 500 houses in Hassocks.
Read MoreResponding to the decision by the Secretary of State on Thursday (16 March) to allow up to 97 houses at Hassocks, in contravention of the village’s emerging neighbourhood plan, Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert said:
Read MoreCommenting on the Inspector’s interim conclusions on the housing requirement for the Mid Sussex District Plan, published yesterday (20 February), Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert said:
Read MoreArundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has won the backing of Government in response to his call for greater protection of neighbourhood plans from speculative development.
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Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert voiced his support for the Mid Sussex Local Plan but warned that “neighbourhood plans should not be unpicked” in order to accommodate additional housing.
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Following Arun District Council’s approval of a housing development that contravened Angmering's Neighbourhood Plan, Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert said:
Read MoreArundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has called on the Government to introduce more robust measures to protect neighbourhood plans from developers who are trying to “game the system”.
Read MoreArundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has today written to West Sussex County Council to ask them to extend the consultation period on the latest stage of the draft Joint Minerals Plan (9 May).
Read MoreThe Government has instructed Arun District Council not to grant planning permission for 400 houses at Fontwell, pending a decision on whether the Secretary of State should determine the application himself.
Read MoreArundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert has spoken out against major development proposals in the South Downs National Park, arguing that "the whole point of designating the South Downs as a national park was to protect them."
Read MoreNick Herbert has spoken out strongly against large-scale solar farms near Ashurst, arguing that acres of panels will damage beautiful countryside.
Read MoreNick Herbert and Sir Nicholas Soames joined local Conservative district council candidates to unite in opposition to the Mayfield new town last week (Friday 17 April).
Read MoreArundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert has raised concerns over a plan to build lodges in 77 acres of woodland in the South Downs National Park, warning that it would transform a large area of natural woodland to become a "suburban-style theme park".
Read MoreArundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert has welcomed today’s decision (Tuesday 3 March) by West Sussex County Council to refuse retrospective planning permission for an expanded waste processing facility at Crouchland Farm near Kirdford.
Read MoreArundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has renewed his call on the Government to prevent speculative developments which undermine draft neighbourhood plans, warning that public support for localism is threatened when unplanned housing is permitted.
Read MoreThe Government promised new planning guidance to "defend the interests of local authorities" after Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert moved an amendment in the Commons yesterday (Monday 26 January) to abolish the Planning Inspectorate.
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