People power wins the day to save allotment site
A PARISH poll has saved a Storrington allotment site from unwanted redevelopment, after a majority of those taking part voted to reject the controversial scheme.
Residents had protested about plans to sell off Amberley Road plots for 1m to developers, relocating allotment holders to a site at Fryern Road, outside Storrington.
Storrington and Sullington Parish Council decided to hold a vote on the issue, and three other village projects were incorporated in the same poll: the need for village wardens, CCTV in the village and the establishment of a market area at Place de Villerest.
The parish council agreed at the outset that it would go along with the majority vote on the issue.
For full story and figures see West Sussex Gazette July 23