Ferring Country Centre expansion plans refused
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 17:33 · Archive
Arun District Council has refused plans to expand parking and build a retail unit at Ferring Country Centre.
Arun District Council has refused plans to expand parking and build a single-storey retail unit at Ferring Country Centre on Rife Way, Ferring. The proposals included creating 53 additional car parking spaces.
The council refused the application on Thursday, October 22, citing multiple concerns. It said the applicant had not provided enough evidence to assess how the additional traffic would affect the surrounding road network. The council also raised concerns about drainage, saying the plans did not show how surface water would be managed sustainably or demonstrate that the development would not increase flood risk.
The application was further refused because it could not demonstrate that it would achieve the required 10 per cent biodiversity net gain or adequately protect mature trees around the site. The council acknowledged that the proposals could increase parking capacity, expand the range of activities available to visitors and promote future employment, but concluded that its concerns over highways, flooding, biodiversity and trees outweighed those benefits.
How it is being reported
- Plans for Ferring Country Centre expansion turned downPlans to expand parking and build a new retail unit at Ferring Country Centre have been refused over concerns about traffic, flooding and the impact on trees and biodiversity.Sussex Express · 27 Oct, 17:09
- Decision on plans to expand parking and build shop at country centrePlans to expand parking and build a new retail unit at Ferring Country Centre have been refused over concerns about traffic, flooding and impact on biodiversityThe Argus · 27 Oct, 13:56
In this story: Ferring Country Centre · Arun District Council · Rife Way · Ferring
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