THE LOCAL PLAN AND REVIEW
The Preferred Approach version of the Chichester Local Plan Review has now been published for consultation as part of the preparation of the Chichester Local Plan Review, for the Chichester plan area (outside the South Downs National Park). The consultation period for the Chichester Local Plan Review – Preferred Approach (Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012) ran from 13 December 2018 to 7 February 2019.
The document can be viewed here Local Plan Review 2016-2035
THE TRANSPORT STUDY
The Transport Study can be viewed here Transport Study
Amongst other considerations within the study it ranked the 6 junctions along the A27 in the following priority of construction:
1 Fishbourne Roundabout
2 Bognor Road Roundabout
3 Portfield Roundabout
4 Oving Junction
5 Stockbridge Junction
6 Whyke Junction
The modelling for the Local Plan is not required to assess weekends, bank holidays or seasonal changes that may alter traffic flows in the area. In Chichester’s case this could arise in the summer tourist season or when major events are held at Goodwood. This is a major flaw in a district whose major economies are tourism and agriculture/horticulture.