Updated February 7, 2010.

Protect Our Woodland  

Campaigning to Save Ancient Landscapes

PO Box 4144, Worthing West Sussex England.

And to save Durrington's Greenbelt from development and local community flooding click.

You must object today click

Despite what the developers are saying, their new planning application for West Durrington will still have a massive impact on the area. Countryside scenes similar to the one on the left will be replaced by roads, traffic, over 1200 houses and utility buildings. Gone the bird song, dormouse, badger and bat with residents of Durrington seeing a suburb rise on what is now woodland, hedgerow and over 120 acres of good quality farmland. Farmland that is increasingly needed to reduce our carbon footprint caused by food imports and food miles.

Then there's the rural feel of Durrington, Titnore Lane, the ancient woodlands and all the wildlife in this fragile eco-system. Clearly there are so many important reasons to stop this over development of Durrington. But even if protection of the countryside is not your number one concern please consider this:

Construction of this massive urban extension on Durrington's Greenbelt land (see plan) will take over 6 years and  mean your life will be turned upside down. Roads such as Adur Avenue, Fulbeck Avenue and Tasman Way will be dug up so that new large capacity water and sewage pipes can be laid. All over Durrington and Northbrook the noise and fumes from the thousands of heavy lorry trips carrying building materials to the site and then removing waste will effectively be like living on a building site. This surely will be an unacceptable impact on your every day life. Then of course there's the risk of flooding click

Please make a note in your dairy that the council will be meeting at 2pm on Monday, March 15 in the Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Rd (behind the Town Hall) to decide this nasty application, clearly your objection is now most urgent. Click for a sample letter.

As well as the address in that sample, please also copy it to Cllr Paul Yallop (council leader) at Worthing Town Hall Chapel Rd Worthing. e-mail: paul.yallop@worthing.gov.uk

Finally that council meeting is open to the public so why not pop along to see that your council carry out your wishes - after all we do live in a Democracy! Please arrive by 1.30pm.

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