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STEPS TOWARDS AN AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS
And stipulations

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 THE CURRENT APPLICATION .................................................................................................... 1
2 THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................... 2
3 IMPORTANT BACKGROUND .................................................................................................... 8
3.1 ASHURST WOOD AND NEIGHBOURHOOD ..................................................................... 8
3.2 WEALDEN HOUSE ............................................................................................................. 9
3.3 THE EDF BUILDING .......................................................................................................... 10

3.4 ASHGROVE HOMES LIMITED (AHL) ................................................................................. 10
3.5 ASHBOURNE PARK ........................................................................................................... 11

4 NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK (NPPF) ........................................................... 11
4.1 SUMMARY OF APPLICABLE POLICIES ............................................................................... 11
4.2 OBJECTIVELY ASSESSED NEED ........................................................................................... 11
4.3 SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL & LAND AVAILABILITY ......................................................... 12

5 DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION ...................................................................... 13
5.1 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT ................................................................................... 13
5.2 DENSITY IN THE SITE ........................................................................................................ 14

5.3 TOWN PLANNING STATEMENT: FRANK TAYLOR ........................................................... 15
5.4 TRANSPORT STATEMENT ................................................................................................. 16
5.5 THE WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL HIGHWAYS CONSULTATION ............................. 17

6 BENEFITS .................................................................................................................................. 18
7 COMMENTS ON KEY ELEMENTS .............................................................................................. 18
7.1 SUSTAINABILITY & DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................. 18
7.2 VIABILITY AND DELIVERABILITY ....................................................................................... 19

THE ANCIENT WOODLAND AND BUFFER ZONE ....................................................................... 19
7.3 THE SITE ENTRANCE ........................................................................................................ 21
7.4 TRAFFIC FLOWS ON THE A22 ......................................................................................... 24

7.5 INTERNAL TRAFFIC FLOWS ............................................................................................. 27
7.6 PARKING ......................................................................................................................... 28
7.7 DENSITY IN DWELLINGS AND AMENITIES ...................................................................... 29

7.8 THE SEEBOARD TOWER .................................................................................................. 30
7.9 VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE............................................................................................. 30
7.10 THE MIXED COMMUNITY .............................................................................................. 30

8 THE PROCESS ........................................................................................................................... 31
9 THE RESULT ............................................................................................................................. 31
10 THE SOLUTION ....................................................................................................................... 32