Comments can be made via the Mid Sussex Online Planning Register at:

Link

or email: planninginfo@midsussex.gov.uk

or write to:

Planning Division,

Mid Sussex District Council,

Oaklands Road,

Haywards Heath,

West Sussex

RH16 1SS

FAO Mr Andrew Morrison

Quote planning reference DM/19/2942

These are some of the reasons to object to this application (please make sure you use your own words when submitting comments to the planning authority):

Loss of a highly valued landscape
Unwelcome intrusion into the countryside; long sweeping access road across the field
Unacceptably High Impact on High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Loss of important views from one of the most popular and well used public footpaths in the parish
Loss of public amenity value; views from the Martindale Community Centre
Loss of amenity for residents in Cheeleys, Station Road and Church Lane; increase in noise and disturbance
Lack of local need for dwellings of this size (the village needs smaller more affordable housing)
Impact on the Conservation Area
Impact on the Grade I Listed Church
Impact on other Grade 2 Listed Buildings such as Timbers/Splinters
Unsafe access off Church Lane; danger to children walking to school along Church Lane
No suitable safe access for construction vehicles; impact on Leighton Villas
Loss of an important habitat for wildlife
Light pollution
Site not included in draft Neighbourhood Plan
Site not included in Mid Sussex District Plan
Impact on the Ashdown Forest

Birchgrove Road appeal dismissed!