LETTER: Precious green belt will be lost

I strongly object to the proposed plans to build on the green field area of North Horsham. My understanding is that the express intention of councillors on the district council states that the construction of the A264 between the Great Daux Roundabout and the Moorhead roundabout from the 1990s, marked a clear and impenetrable line to stop development in the strategic gap between Horsham and Crawley. Has the present council considered that this strategy was in place for a purpose?

Are councillors ignoring available viable sites for new housing, including large council owned lands within the town boundary and derelict sites in prime locations, seemingly ripe for rejuvenation?

Why are they even considering an industrial estate of enormous size when there does not appear to be a future demand for it? Have they even consulted available statistics for future trends? Can anyone indicate if there will be a significant demand?

Perhaps not! An empty industrial wasteland and the destruction of green fields could potentially destroy our historic market town as we know it.

What new amenities are being offered to facillitate this proposal? We are facing a sudden population explosion with no time for these citizens to integrate naturally into the community. It is a sociological time bomb.