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16 OVERARCHING VISION
the key issues and objectives include

• to protect and enhance the countryside and open spaces of Ashurst Wood parish,
while ensuring any changes to benefit the community as a whole
• retaining the distinctive character of the village, avoiding over or inappropriate
development by preserving the development gap between the village and the nearby
town of East Grinstead
• to protect the outstanding landscape setting of the village

the sustainability objectives include

• retain the distinctiveness and character of the village by preserving its historic and
environmental features
• protect and enhance the natural beauty of Ashurst Wood (page 14)
paragraph 3.21 housing numbers (page 19)

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