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July 18th, 2023Eight much-loved green spaces earn national recognition
Eight green spaces in Adur and Worthing have again been awarded the Green Flag for their successful management, great quality and achieving the highest environmental standards.In Adur Lancing Manor, Buckingham Park, Lancing Ring and Shoreham Beach have all once again retained the honour, while Beach House Park, Field Place, Highdown Gardens and Marine Gardens in Worthing won the coveted award again.
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July 2nd, 2023
High Court backs Council’s protection of Chatsmore Farm from development
Worthing Borough Council has won its court battle to prevent a developer building hundreds of homes on Chatsmore Farm.Persimmon Homes went to the Court of Appeal to challenge the Council’s refusal to allow it to build 475 properties on the green gap between Worthing and Ferring.
But a panel of three top judges has rejected the developer’s case, meaning the Council’s rejection of the planning application stands.
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June 23rd, 2023
Worthing committed to protecting its foreshore
New applications are being prepared to help protect two sections of foreshore in Worthing, in a move to improve the quality of the town’s coastal waters.Worthing Borough Council and its team of citizen scientists are hard at work gathering data for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), in a bid to supplement the town’s single designated area of bathing water with two more.
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June 20th, 2023
Local Communities reject A27 improvement plans
Local residents agree with Adur & Worthing Councils that the current suggested improvements to the A27 between Worthing and Lancing will not even begin to address congestion problems.National Highways, the government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A-roads in England, has earmarked £20 million to improve this stretch of the A27. In contrast, improvements to the Arundel bypass further west on the A27 are expected to cost around £320m.
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