In perspective
Those who want the development at Ford, in my opinion, are trying to avoid building in their areas by promoting a large housing estate at Ford and hoping it would take the emphasis off where they live.
There was no proof that the building of the estate would help employment in the future and it most certainly did not provide affordable housing, as the cheapest dwelling would have been out of reach for the first-time buyers.
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Hide AdThe development at Ford was opposed by West Sussex County Council, Arun District Council and the parish councils after consultation with parishioners – this is called democracy.
It was considered not to be viable or sustainable and the Labour government at the time agreed with this.
As I understand it, each county has the responsibility to provide housing in its area and West Sussex has put forward its proposal and it may not be satisfactory to some, but 500 or 1,500 houses, in comparison to up to 20,000 proposed for Ford, puts the question into perspective.
Richard Brennan
Wooldridge Walk
Climping