Plans to build up to 82 homes in Southwater have been deferred
Some 1,300 homes have been approved in the area but are yet to be built, with another 1,000 or so likely to follow once the new Local Plan gets on its feet.
Plans to build up to 82 homes in Southwater have been deferred by Horsham District Council.
The outline application from Miller Homes Ltd for land at Campsfield, in Linfield Close, was discussed by the planning committee on Tuesday (2 September).
Members had concerns about a number of issues such as water neutrality, the access to the site via Centenary Road, and the sheer impact that this and previously approved developments would have on traffic.
Claire Vickers (Con, Southwater North) received unanimous support after proposing that further comment was needed from West Sussex Highways about the cumulative impact of such numbers.
The deferral also called for information about choosing a different access point for construction traffic, and for information about water neutrality safeguards.
The council received objections from 42 addresses as well as one from Southwater Parish Council.
The council only has a one-year supply of housing land rather than the five years required, so the scales are tilted in favour of sustainable development.