SEPTEMBER 27 2020 – “EXPERTS CALL FOR NEW ERA FOR WILDLIFE IN UK” – BBC NEWS

“EXPERTS CALL FOR NEW ERA FOR WILDLIFE IN UK” – BBC NEWS Experts call for new era for wildlife…

SEPTEMBER 27 2020 – FROM THE ARCHIVES [2012] – ‘THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD AND BEYOND” – PARISH OF IFIELD vs WELBECK LAND – “ACT FAST, DECISIVELY, FEROCIOUSLY, LEGALLY AND TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY”

FROM THE ARCHIVES [2012] – ‘THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD AND BEYOND” – PARISH OF IFIELD vs WELBECK…

SEPTEMBER 26 2020 – FIELDS IN TRUST – PEOPLE NEED PARKS AND OPEN SPACES

25th September 2020 POLICY: People need parks Following the release of several new pieces of research relating to parks…

SEPTEMBER 25 2020 – ACT NOW AND ASK YOUR MP TO REJECT PLANNING REFORMS – CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL ENGLAND [CPRE]

Act now and ask your MP to reject planning reforms – which are a major threat to our countryside…

SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – FROM THE ARCHIVES – CRAWLEY NEWS – MARCH 23 2005 – “NATURE LOVER JAMES [HAVERS] DIES, AGED 39”

FROM THE ARCHIVES – CRAWLEY NEWS – MARCH 23 20o5 – “NATURE LOVER JAMES [HAVERS] DIES, AGED 39”

SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – PROTECTING WILDLIFE’S ‘GREEN CORRIDOR’ WEST OF IFIELD AND WILLOUGHBY FIELDS LOCAL NATURE RESERVE

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SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – BADGER TRUST

BADGER TRUST

SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – ENGLAND’S PLANNING SYSTEM IS CHANGING – AND NOT FOR THE BETTER IN WEST SUSSEX

https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/campaign/planning-reforms?utm_source=Sussex+Wildlife+Trust+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e5a946df60-24_Sept2020MEM&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9f7e3b5ad3-e5a946df60-292617185&mc_cid=e5a946df60&mc_eid=681053a1c0 September 2020 View in browser Planning to fail wildlife England’s planning system is changing – and not for the…

SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – COUNCIL LEADER UPSET BY PLAN INSPECTOR’S VERDICT

Council leader upset by plan inspector’s verdict THE leader of South Oxfordshire District Council says she is disappointed by the…

SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – PLANS TO ‘REWILD’ GOLF COURSE

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SEPTEMBER 24 2020 – “PLANNING SHOULD PUT PEOPLE FIRST…WE WOULD NOT WANT THE PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY USURPED BY THE POWER OF MONEY”- CHURCH TIMES

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SEPTEMBER 11 2020 – “FUNDAMENTAL FLAWS” IN GOVERNMENT’S ‘PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE’ WHITE PAPER

WEST SUSSEX’S HUGE HOUSING TARGETS BLAMED ON ‘MUTANT ALGORITHM’ West Sussex’s huge housing targets blamed on ‘mutant algorithm’ Huge…

SEPTEMBER 11 2020 – WHY DID HOMES ENGLAND CHOOSE WEST OF IFIELD FOR 10,000 HOUSES?

WHY DID HOMES ENGLAND CHOOSE WEST OF IFIELD FOR 10,000 HOUSES? News update on West of Ifield Housing Posted on Sep…

AUGUST 10 2020 – WHITEHAWK HILL LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] AND POLITICAL BETRAYAL – THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ?

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SEPTEMBER 10 2020 – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING [SEPTEMBER 18 2020] – AGENDA 7b – MOTION ON GOVERNMENT PLANNING CONSULTATION

WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING [SEPTEMBER 18 2020] – AGENDA 7b – MOTION ON GOVERNMENT PLANNING CONSULTATION 7b 7b Motion…

‘CRAWLEY MP HENRY SMITH RAISED THE THREAT OF 10,000 HOMES WEST OF IFIELD IN “UNSUSTAINABLE CIRCUMSTANCES ON THE FLOODPLAIN…….WE MUST HAVE THE ENVIRONMENT PARAMOUNT IN OUR CONSIDERATIONS”‘

WEST SUSSEX’S HUGE HOUSING TARGETS BLAMED ON ‘MUTANT ALGORITHM’ West Sussex’s huge housing targets blamed on ‘mutant algorithm’ Huge…

SEPTEMBER 8 2020 – PROTECT THE ENDANGERED SPECIES IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND: THE HEDGEHOG

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SEPTEMBER 8 2020 – “GRENFELL SURVIVORS REFUSE MEETING WITH JENRICK OVER WESTFERRY DEVELOPMENT SCANDAL” – MORNING STAR

“GRENFELL SURVIVORS REFUSE MEETING WITH JENRICK OVER WESTFERRY DEVELOPMENT SCANDAL” – MORNING STAR Grenfell survivors refuse meeting with Jenrick over…

‘REWILDING’ IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND

Toads, spiders, daddy long legs, even mice: let them all share our homes Ros Coward Species decline is being…

SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – BIODIVERSITY STUDY 2020 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND – TO MARK THE 1ST ANNIVERSARY OF GERAINT THOMAS [1950-2019]

LETTER SUBMISSION [UNPUBLISHED] Dear Editor To mark the first anniversary of the passing of Geraint Thomas of Ifield,…

SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – “JENRICK’S PLANNING REFORMS WILL BE A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE FOR WEST SUSSEX – ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH WEST OF IFIELD”

“JENRICK’S PLANNING REFORMS WILL BE A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE FOR WEST SUSSEX – ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH…

SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – “JENRICK’S NEW PLANNING FRAMEWORK ‘A DISASTER FOR CORNWALL’

Jenrick’s new planning framework ‘a disaster for Cornwall’ Jenrick’s new planning framework ‘a disaster for Cornwall’ The government’s new planning…

SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – ROBERT JENRICK “SAYS THAT THE GOVERNMENT’S PLANNED SHAKE-UP OF THE PLANNING SYSTEM WILL HELP LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE MORE SAY ON WHERE HOUSES SHOULD BE BUILT AND WHAT THEY SHOULD LOOK LIKE”

Minister: People should “embrace” planning reforms Minister: People should “embrace” planning reforms September 3, 2020 Conservative, Cornish Politics, Features, Latest News, Planning The Secretary…

SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – “ALL GOVERNMENTS LIE” – I.F. STONE

“ALL GOVERNMENTS LIE” – I.F. STONE “PLANNING REFORMS OUT OF JENRICK’S HANDS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – FRONT PAGE – JUNE…

SEPTEMBER 4 2020 – “A GREEN SPACE WHICH WAS PUT FORWARD FOR A MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL INSTEAD BE PRESERVED AS A NATURE RESERVE” – THE ARGUS

New Salts Farm in Shoreham to be bought and kept as a nature reserve By Rose Lock @roselock22 Reporter A GREEN space…

SEPTEMBER 3 2020 – “HELP THE COUNCIL RESPOND TO THE ‘PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE’ CONSULTATION” – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL [CLOSING DATE: SEPTEMBER 4 2020]

Help the Council respond to the ‘Planning for the future’ consultation The Government announced last week that it was…

SEPTEMBER 3 2020 – “HASTY PLANNING REFORM” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – LETTERS [14 SIGNATORIES]

Hasty planning reform SIR – As a broad coalition of planning, heritage and environmental organisations, we are united in our…

SEPTEMBER 3 2020 – “URGE ALL TO LOOK AT CONSULTATIONS” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS [DR ROGER F. SMITH – CPRE SUSSEX]

“Urge all to look at consultations” – West Sussex County Times – Letter – September 3 2020 Unfortunately, Mr…

SEPTEMBER 1 2020 – HENRY SMITH MP – BRITAIN MUST SHOW INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Britain must show international leadership on wildlife and the environment Thursday, 23 July, 2020 Last year, Lord Ashcroft published a…

AUGUST 29 2020 – CORPORATIONS HAVE THEIR LOBBYISTS. THE PEOPLE NEED ADVOCATES TOO. DEMOCRACY [OF, BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE] IS NOT FOR SALE – NOR IS IT A CORPORATE LOGO

AUGUST 28 2020 – THE IFIELD SOCIETY BIODIVERSITY STUDY: “MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] IN THE ANCIENT PARISH AND BEYOND”

THE IFIELD SOCIETY BIODIVERSITY STUDY: “MAKING THE CASE FOR A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE [LNR] IN THE ANCIENT PARISH AND BEYOND”

AUGUST 27 2020 – “MAKE IT A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE” / “WHO WILL GIVE LEGAL ADVICE?” / “‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’ CHARTER” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES + CHICHESTER OBSERVER

LETTER PUBLISHED – “MAKE IT A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE” Dear Editor According to a Daily…

AUGUST 27 2020 – “CROYDON SEEKS FINANCIAL AID AS COUNCILS SUFFER CRISIS PAIN” – FINANCIAL TIMES. WHO’S NEXT?

AUGUST 27 2020 – “NO GROWTH AT GATWICK = NO HOMES ENGLAND MASTERPLAN WEST OF IFIELD”

“NO GROWTH AT GATWICK = NO HOMES ENGLAND MASTERPLAN WEST OF IFIELD” ~ RICHARD W. SYMONDS Gatwick airport to…

AUGUST 23 2020 – “OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE, WHEN WE FIRST PRACTICE TO DECEIVE” – SIR WALTER SCOTT

LETTER SUBMISSIONS Dear Editor According to your front page report last June [“Planning reforms out of Jenrick’s hands”, 26 June],…

THE RAMBLETTES ARE BACK! – SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 5 2020 – ‘THE GOLF CLUB WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE [RETURN BY 1PM]

THE RAMBLETTES ARE BACK! – SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 5 2020 – ‘THE GOLF CLUB WALK’ – 11AM FROM THE PLOUGH…

AUGUST 21 2020 – “APPARENTLY NOT POLICY TO BY-PASS” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS

Dear Editor In his critique of the Government’s White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’ [“Measures are seriously flawed”, WSCT Letters, Aug…

AUGUST 21 2020 – “COUNCIL SAYS NO TO PROVIDING FOR 1,715 HOMES EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS” – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL

Council says NO to providing for 1,715 homes every year for the next 10 years 17 Aug 2020 The Government…

AUGUST 20 2020 – “ECOLOGICAL STUDY SHOWS ROOKWOOD GOLF COURSE IS ‘WRONG PLACE TO BUILD HOUSE'” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES

“ECOLOGICAL STUDY SHOWS ROOKWOOD GOLF COURSE IS ‘WRONG PLACE TO BUILD HOUSE’” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES Ecological study shows…

AUGUST 16 2020 – “WE SHOULD BE SCRAPPING HOMES ENGLAND, NOT HEALTH ENGLAND” ~ RICHARD W. SYMONDS

“WE SHOULD BE SCRAPPING HOMES ENGLAND, NOT HEALTH ENGLAND” RICHARD W. SYMONDS HOMES ENGLAND’S £3BN MASTERPLAN FOR 10,000 HOUSES…

AUGUST 15 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND’S £3BN MASTERPLAN ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY VIRUS – LAND WEST OF CRAWLEY [SA 101 & SA 291] – LETTER AND REPRESENTATIONS FROM HOMES ENGLAND TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL – MARCH 30 2020 [PRE-VIRUS]

HOMES ENGLAND’S £3BN MASTERPLAN FOR 10,000 HOUSES WEST OF IFIELD ‘BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER’ BY VIRUS LAND WEST OF…

AUGUST 15 2020 – “MEASURES ARE SERIOUSLY FLAWED” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS – AUGUST 13 2020

AUGUST 15 2020 – GLADMAN DEVELOPMENTS LTD – “A PREDATORY WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND”

GLADMAN DEVELOPMENTS LTD – “A PREDATORY WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS AND BEYOND” RICHARD W. SYMONDS

AUGUST 15 2020 – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS UNDER THREAT FROM HOMES ENGLAND DEVELOPER – AND ‘ASSOCIATES’?

AUGUST 15 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND – WEST OF IFIELD UPDATES – INFRASTRUCTURE

HOMES ENGLAND – WEST OF IFIELD UPDATES – INFRASTRUCTURE “Another statement from them. I do believe that they are only…

AUG 13 2020 “HOUSING RULES ADJUSTED TO ALLOW MULTIPLE STORIES” – PRIVATE EYE

AUGUST 4 2020 – ‘STICK & BALL RENTAL’ – WHAT A GREAT IDEA !

WHAT A GREAT IDEA !

AUGUST 3 2020 – GREEN BELT AND AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY [AONB] – MAPS COVERING HORSHAM & CRAWLEY

IS MY LAND IN A GREEN BELT Green Belt Map: Find out if your land is in the Green…

AUGUST 2 2020 – DEVELOPERS AND THE KILNWOOD VALE SEWAGE PIPE BURST

“Sewage pipe burst. Kilnwood Vale developers at it again, this is the third environmental issue since they’ve started. They clearly…

AUGUST 2 2020 – “AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY AND THE GREEN BELT WILL BE PROTECTED” – [‘NEW HOMES TO GET “AUTOMATIC” PERMISSION IN ENGLAND PLANNING SHAKE UP’ – BBC NEWS]

“NEW HOMES TO GET ‘AUTOMATIC’ PERMISSION IN ENGLAND PLANNING SHAKE UP” – BBC NEWS “Areas of outstanding natural beauty and…

AUGUST 1 2020 – SUNSET AND SKIES OVER IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS

AUGUST 1 2020 – PEERAGE FOR SIR EDWARD LISTER [FORMER HOMES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN AND NOW CHIEF STRATEGIC ADVISER TO PM BORIS JOHNSON]

PEERAGE FOR SIR EDWARD LISTER [FORMER HOMES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN AND NOW CHIEF STRATEGIC ADVISER TO PM BORIS JOHNSON] …

AUGUST 31 2020 – THE ORCHARDS – IFIELD GREEN – CRAWLEY

AUGUST 31 2020 – A BAT-CATCHER ?

JULY 30 2020 – RECLAIMING THE RAT-RUN ROADS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

RECLAIMING THE RAT-RUN ROADS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

AUGUST 6 2020 [THURSDAY] – THE HIROSHIMA REMEMBRANCE AT TILGATE PARK – 75TH ANNIVERSARY – 9PM [TWO-MINUTE SILENCE] – UNDER THE GINKGO TREE [BY SMITH AND WESTERN]

AUGUST 6 2020 [THURSDAY] – THE HIROSHIMA REMEMBRANCE AT TILGATE PARK – 75TH ANNIVERSARY – 9PM [TWO-MINUTE SILENCE] –…

SUNDAY [AUGUST 9 2020] – THE NAGASAKI RAMBLETTE IN TILGATE PARK- A SHORT WALK OF SILENT REMEMBRANCE [TO THE PEACE GARDEN] – 75TH ANNIVERSARY – 11AM – FROM THE GINKGO TREE [BY SMITH AND WESTERN]

THE NAGASAKI RAMBLETTE IN TILGATE PARK- A SHORT WALK OF SILENT REMEMBRANCE [TO THE PEACE GARDEN] – 75TH ANNIVERSARY –…

JULY 30 2020 – “THE REVEREND CHRISTINE SPENCER IS TO BE THE NEW RECTOR OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD”

“THE REVEREND CHRISTINE SPENCER IS TO BE THE NEW RECTOR OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD”

JULY 27 2020 – RESTORING THE LOST WOODS OF SUSSEX – STRETCHING FROM PULBOROUGH TO LEWES

RESTORING THE LOST WOODS OF SUSSEX – STRETCHING FROM PULBOROUGH TO LEWES Rangers restore ‘lost’ Sussex woods the size of…

JULY 25 2020 – PRECIOUS LIVES LIVED AND REMEMBERED IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH CEMETERY

PRECIOUS LIVES LIVED AND REMEMBERED IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD – ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH CEMETERY …

JULY 24 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND’S WEST OF IFIELD UPDATE: TRANSPORT

https://westofifield.commonplace.is/news/24/07/2020/transport West of Ifield news Community engagement is vital to help us understand your concerns and get your input on…

JULY 23 2020 – “COUNCILS SHOULD CREATE JOINT PLAN” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTER

Dear Editor Cllr John Milne states (“District ‘is far from being the only victim’”, WSCT, July 16]: “We…

JULY 23 2020 – THE NAGASAKI RAMBLETTE TO THE PEACE GARDEN IN TILGATE PARK – 75TH ANNIVERSARY – SUNDAY – AUGUST 9 2020 – 11AM FROM THE GINKGO TREE BY SMITH & WESTERN [RETURN BY 1PM]

JULY 23 2020 – “THE STENCH OF THIS GRUBBY AFFAIR WON’T GO AWAY UNTIL MR JENRICK COMES CLEAN” – MIKE AMESBURY – SHADOW HOUSING AND PLANNING MINISTER

GUARDIAN Following Jenrick’s appearance before the committee, the shadow housing and planning minister , Mike Amesbury, said: “The stench…

JULY 21 2020 – “COUNCIL STILL OPPOSED TO MASSIVE HOUSEBUILDING WEST OF CRAWLEY” – ‘CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL HAS REPEATED ITS OPPOSITION TO PLANS FOR 10,000 WEST OF THE TOWN’ – CRAWLEY OBSERVER

“COUNCIL STILL OPPOSED TO MASSIVE HOUSEBUILDING WEST OF CRAWLEY” – ‘CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL HAS REPEATED ITS OPPOSITION…

JULY 20 2020 – ST. JOHN’S – THE PARISH CHURCH OF CRAWLEY

“ST CUTHBERT’S GARDEN VILLAGE IS ONE OF FOURTEEN GARDEN VILLAGES BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT” [HOMES ENGLAND]

Councils Seek £102m For 10,000 homes community BE Built Environment Network Posted on: July 18th, 2020 Posted by: Nathan Spencer Categories: North…

JULY 18 2020 – STAN THE STARLING – MY FRIEND – AT THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE WINDOW

JULY 18 2020 – JAY – ANOTHER REGULAR VISITOR TO THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE GARDEN

JULY 18 2020 – ROBIN – A REGULAR VISITOR TO THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE GARDEN

JULY 18 2020 – AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR TO THE LYCHGATE COTTAGE GARDEN

JULY 18 2020 – BEWARE THE PREDATOR

JULY 16 2020 – “WE ARE TAKING LEGAL ADVICE” – CLLR CLAIRE VICKERS – CABINET MEMBER FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT – HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL

JULY 16 2020 – “DISTRICT ‘IS FAR FROM BEING THE ONLY VICTIM’” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES Karen Dunn –…

JULY 15 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND MEET RESISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS IN RIPON

HOMES ENGLAND MEET RESISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS IN RIPON

JULY 14 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND CANNOT DELIVER ON ITS £3BN WEST OF IFIELD PROMISE – IT’S THAT SIMPLE.

HOMES ENGLAND CANNOT DELIVER ON ITS £3BN WEST OF IFIELD PROMISE – IT’S THAT SIMPLE.

JULY 14 2020 – HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK “TO FACE GRILLING” OVER APPROVAL OF £1BN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT “IN THE WEEK OF 20 JULY”

HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK “TO FACE GRILLING” OVER APPROVAL OF £1BN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT “IN THE WEEK OF 20 JULY”…

JULY 13 2020 – WEST OF IFIELD – JOBS UPDATE FROM HOMES ENGLAND

WEST OF IFIELD – JOBS UPDATE FROM HOMES ENGLAND

JULY 13 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS AND THE HOMES ENGLAND £3BN ‘CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE’ MASTERPLAN “BUILT ON SAND AND HUBRIS”

JULY 13 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS AND THE HOMES ENGLAND £3BN ‘CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE’ MASTERPLAN “BUILT ON SAND AND HUBRIS”…

‘THE FRIENDLY DRAGON OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS’ RAMBLETTE – TODAY – SATURDAY – FROM 11AM AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE

“Sadly, we cannot yet walk together as a group. ‘Social distancing’ rules – and common-sense – to be followed at…

JULY 11 2020 – ‘NATURE, NATURE, NATURE’ VS ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’

MASS OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’ A comment on UK Government plans to “build, build, build”…

JULY 10 2020 – THE SEVEN EMPTY PROMISES OF HOMES ENGLAND FOR WEST OF IFIELD – 2. “50% GREEN SPACE”

West of Ifield – Open spaces Posted on Jun 22nd 2020 by West of Ifield View post and share In January 2020, we…

JULY 10 2020 – THE SEVEN EMPTY PROMISES OF HOMES ENGLAND FOR WEST OF IFIELD – 1. “10,000 NEW JOBS TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND GATWICK DIAMOND”

THE SEVEN EMPTY PROMISES OF HOMES ENGLAND FOR WEST OF IFIELD – 1. “10,000 NEW JOBS TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL…

JULY 9 2020 – “IT’S ALL OVER FOR HOMES ENGLAND?” – LETTER SUBMISSION + PUBLIC QUESTION AT CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL FULL COUNCIL

LETTER SUBMISSION Dear Editor If Development Corporation status was a pre-condition for the £3bn West of Ifield development, then it’s…

JULY 6 2020 – THE DEER

JULY 5 2020 – “IF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STATUS WAS A PRE-CONDITION FOR THE £3BN WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT, THEN IT’S ALL OVER FOR HOMES ENGLAND” ~ RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY

“IF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STATUS WAS A PRE-CONDITION FOR THE £3BN WEST OF IFIELD DEVELOPMENT, THEN IT’S ALL OVER FOR HOMES…

JULY 2 2020 – DEER IN TILGATE PARK

JULY 2 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS SHELVED BY GOVERNMENT: “BAD NEWS FOR HOMES ENGLAND AND THOSE DEVELOPERS SEEKING TO BYPASS LOCAL COUNCIL PLANNING RULES”

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS SHELVED BY GOVERNMENT: “BAD NEWS FOR HOMES ENGLAND AND THOSE DEVELOPERS SEEKING TO BYPASS LOCAL COUNCIL PLANNING RULES”…

JULY 1 2020 – “HOMES ENGLAND’S WINGS ARE FINALLY CLIPPED. THEY ARE JUST A BULLYING GOVERNMENT DEVELOPER ON THE MAKE AT THE EXPENSE OF LOCAL COMMUNITY TAXPAYERS AND THE DISADVANTAGED” – RICHARD W. SYMONDS – THE IFIELD SOCIETY

“HOMES ENGLAND’S WINGS ARE FINALLY CLIPPED. THEY ARE JUST A BULLYING GOVERNMENT DEVELOPER ON THE MAKE AT THE EXPENSE OF…

JULY 1 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS – HOMES ENGLAND [FORMER CHAIRMAN SIR EDWARD LISTER]- MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT [HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK]

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS – HOMES ENGLAND [FORMER CHAIRMAN SIR EDWARD LISTER]- MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT [HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT…

JUNE 29 2020 – “A SAGA THAT STINKS FROM START TO FINISH” – THE JENRICK-DESMOND SCANDAL – i NEWSPAPER

“A SAGA THAT STINKS FROM START TO FINISH” – i NEWSPAPER

JUNE 29 2020 – “REVEALED: DEVELOPERS, BACKED BY BORIS JOHNSON WHEN LONDON MAYOR [& SIR EDWARD LISTER WHEN DEPUTY MAYOR], DONATE ALMOST £1M TO TORIES” – THE GUARDIAN

“REVEALED: DEVELOPERS, BACKED BY BORIS JOHNSON WHEN LONDON MAYOR [& SIR EDWARD LISTER WHEN DEPUTY MAYOR], DONATE ALMOST £1M TO…

JUNE 29 2020 – “TORY DONOR IN PLANNING ROW LOBBIED JOHNSON OVER LUNCH” – i NEWS

JUNE 26 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS + “PLANNING REFORMS OUT OF JENRICK’S HANDS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – FRONT PAGE JUNE…

JUNE 28 2020 – “HOW MANY OTHER DEVELOPMENTS HAS JENRICK INTERFERED WITH?” – ‘JENRICK STAMPING ALL OVER OUR TOWNS’ – SUNDAY TIMES LETTER

‘Jenrick stamping all over our towns’ – Sunday Times – Letter 28/06/2020 “Robert Jenrick (News, last week) is not a…

REJECTED – BROWNS ‘CONCRETE CRUSHER’ AT KILMARNOCK FARM IN IFIELD WOOD

Ifield concrete crushing plant refused Plans to build a temporary concrete crushing plant in Ifield have been refused by…

JUNE 27 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND NOW UNLIKELY TO BECOME AN ALL-POWERFUL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

HOMES ENGLAND NOW UNLIKELY TO BECOME AN ALL-POWERFUL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION The chances of Homes England becoming an all-powerful Development Corporation…

JUNE 27 2020 – “SCAM FEARS AFTER GOVERNMENT WEBSITE [HOMES ENGLAND] BLUNDER” – DAILY TELEGRAPH

“SCAM FEARS AFTER GOVERNMENT WEBSITE [HOMES ENGLAND] BLUNDER” BY ADAM WILLIAMS – DAILY TELEGRAPH – JUNE 27 2020 “A GOVERNMENT…

JUNE 27 2020 – THE WESTFERRY SCANDAL AND SIR EDWARD LISTER [CHIEF STRATEGIC ADVISER TO BORIS JOHNSON AND FORMER HOMES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN]

2016 – Tower Hamlets local council objected to the initial plans for 722 homes on the Westferry site because only…

JUNE 26 2020 – DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS + “PLANNING REFORMS OUT OF JENRICK’S HANDS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – FRONT PAGE

“PLANNING REFORMS OUT OF JENRICK’S HANDS” – DAILY TELEGRAPH – FRONT PAGE – JUNE 26 2020 By Gordon Rayner…

JUNE 25 2020 – ROBERT JENRICK’S ‘WESTFERRY’ DECISION WAS MADE “WITH AN OPEN AND FAIR MIND” BUT ADMITS IT WAS “UNLAWFUL BY REASON OF APPARENT BIAS”

25/06/2020 16:55 BST | Updated 1 hour ago It’s Time Robert Jenrick Examines His Conscience The housing secretary should take a deep…

“BORIS JOHNSON’S CHIEF ADVISER [SIR EDWARD LISTER] ACCUSED OF ‘MAJOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST'” – DAILY MAIL – FEBRUARY 29 2020

Boris Johnson’s chief adviser is accused of ‘major conflict of interest’ after taking £487,000 from luxury property developer while…

JUNE 25 2020 – “HOPE PROTEST SPARKS INQUIRY” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS

Dear Editor A ‘Beyond Bullying’ protest took place last Friday – June 19 2020 – at the Homes England office outside Crawley Town Hall [“Future of Ifield matters as well”, WSCT, June…

JUNE 25 2020 – ST MARGARET’S 13TH CENTURY PARISH CHURCH IN IFIELD VILLAGE – GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD [UNDER IMMINENT THREAT FROM DEVELOPERS] + THE LYCHGATE PIGEON

JUNE 24 2020 – “ROBERT JENRICK TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS ON CONTROVERSIAL £1BN PROPERTY DEAL APPROVAL, AFTER PRESSURE” – SKY NEWS

Robert Jenrick to release documents on controversial £1bn property deal approval after pressure The housing secretary faces accusations of “cash…

JUNE 23 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND BANKING ON PR STUNTS TO BULLY THROUGH THEIR INSANE £3BN MASTERPLAN TO BUILD 10,000 HOUSES ON IFIELD GOLF COURSE AND BEYOND

“HOMES ENGLAND BANKING ON PR STUNTS TO BULLY THROUGH THEIR INSANE £3BN MASTERPLAN TO BUILD 10,000 HOUSES ON IFIELD GOLF…

JUNE 22 2020 – “TORY EX PLANNING MINISTER INVESTIGATED OVER LINKS TO FIRMS IN HOTEL SCHEME” – DAILY TELEGRAPH

Exclusive: Tory ex planning minister investigated over links to firms in hotel scheme By Anna Mikhailova, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR – DAILY TELEGRAPH…

JUNE 21 2020 – THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF IFIELD – “IF WE DO NOTHING, OR NOT ENOUGH, THEY WILL WIN”

JUNE 19 2020 – ‘BEYOND BULLYING’ PROTEST – CRAWLEY TOWN HALL [HOMES ENGLAND CRAWLEY OFFICE]

JUNE 21 2020 – SUNDAY EVENING SKIES OVER IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS

JUNE 21 2020 – “‘I FOLLOWED THE RULES’, SAID HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK – THEN ADMITTED HE DIDN’T” – THE TIMES

“‘I FOLLOWED THE RULES’, SAID HOUSING SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK – THEN ADMITTED HE DIDN’T” – THE TIMES – JUNE 21…

JUNE 20 2020 – CONSULTATION LAUNCHED ON THE ENGLAND TREE STRATEGY – DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS [DEFRA]

“It may be worth getting as many people as possible to respond to this consultation and pointing out that worthy…

JUNE 19 2020 – ‘BEYOND BULLYING’ PROTEST – CRAWLEY TOWN HALL [HOMES ENGLAND CRAWLEY OFFICE]

A ‘Beyond Bullying’ protest took place last Friday – June 19 2020 – at the Homes England office outside Crawley Town Hall [“Future of Ifield matters as well”, WSCT, June 18] Why? …

JUNE 18 2020 – “FUTURE OF IFIELD MATTERS AS WELL” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES [ON THE EVE OF THE ‘BEYOND BULLYING’ PROTEST OUTSIDE CRAWLEY TOWN HALL]

Dear Editor Horsham Society’s David Holmes says [“The future of Rookwood matters”, WSCT, June 11]: “The development north of Horsham…

JUNE 15 2020 – PRESSURE ON HOUSING SECRETARY JENRICK BUILDS OVER £1 BILLION DEAL – DAILY MAIL AND DAILY TELEGRAPH

PRESSURE ON HOUSING SECRETARY JENRICK BUILDS OVER £1 BILLION DEAL – DAILY MAIL AND DAILY TELEGRAPH Pressure on Housing Secretary…

JUNE 14 2020 – “COUNCIL LEADERS DEMAND MORE POWERS OVER HOUSEBUILDING TO HELP ECONOMY RECOVER FROM CORONAVIRUS” – THE INDEPENDENT

Council leaders demand more powers over housebuilding to help economy recover from coronavirus Local Government Association wants councils to be…

THIS FRIDAY [JUNE 19 2020] IN CRAWLEY – A SHORT PROTEST AT THE HOMES ENGLAND OFFICE WITHIN CRAWLEY TOWN HALL – BETWEEN MIDDAY AND 12.30PM

A short protest – ‘Beyond Bullying’ – will take place this Friday [June 19 2020] at the Homes England…

JUNE 11 2020 – “WE WILL LOOSEN THE HOUSING ‘STRAITJACKET’, SAYS JENRICK” – DAILY TELEGRAPH

“How ironic to see Councillor Duncan Peck extolling this Conservative government’s efforts to relax planning rules so that more housing…

JUNE 9 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND – “MASTERPLAN REVEALED FOR MAJOR WEST SUSSEX NEIGHBOURHOOD”

HOMES ENGLAND – “MASTERPLAN REVEALED FOR MAJOR WEST SUSSEX NEIGHBOURHOOD” “HOMES ENGLAND PLANS £3BN CRAWLEY GARDEN VILLAGE” – ESTATES…

JUNE 9 2020 – “I DON’T LIKE BULLIES – NEVER HAVE – IT’S AN ABUSE OF POWER…”

Dear Editor I don’t like bullies – never have – it’s an abuse of power [“We will never give up…

JUNE 7 2020 – “SPIDER BLUE”

JUNE 7 2020 – SPOT THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS !

SPOTTED! GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER FEEDING ITS BABY ON COTTAGE FENCE

JUNE 6 2020 – HOMES ENGLAND – DRAFT HORSHAM DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN FORMAL REPRESENTATIONS – WEST OF IFIELD

News update on West of Ifield Homes England – Draft Horsham District Local Plan Formal Representations Posted on Jun 5th 2020 by West…

JUNE 6 2020 – ST MARGARET’S PARISH CHURCH – THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD

JUNE 6 2020 – IFIELD SOCIETY’S “BEYOND BULLYING” PROTEST TOOK PLACE AS PLANNED OUTSIDE 4 THEATRE LANE IN CHICHESTER – LAST FRIDAY – THE SAME DAY HOMES ENGLAND [A SUBSIDIARY OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT] PRESENTED TO HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL THEIR INSANE £3BN MASTERPLAN FOR 10,000 HOUSES WEST OF CRAWLEY

IFIELD SOCIETY’S “BEYOND BULLYING” PROTEST TOOK PLACE AS PLANNED OUTSIDE 4 THEATRE LANE IN CHICHESTER – LAST FRIDAY – THE…

JUNE 5 2020 – ‘ENGLAND’S SITES STAYED OPEN DURING LOCKDOWN AND HUNDREDS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DIED’ [THE DEVELOPER] – “IT’S MANSLAUGHTER. IT’S SOCIAL MURDER” – “WHO WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE…?”

England’s sites stayed open during lockdown and hundreds of construction workers died 27/05/20 During the peak, construction sites in England…

JUNE 4 2020 – “WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP FIGHT” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – LETTERS

Dear Editor With the rejection by this developer-led government of a reduction in its insane housing numbers [“HDC’s…

THE MAGICAL VIRTUAL TOUR OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS WITH FRIENDLY DRAGON

THE MAGICAL VIRTUAL TOUR OF IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS WITH FRIENDLY DRAGON NATURE’S CALENDAR BE KIND TO NATURE WELCOME TO…

GATWICK SEEKS BUSINESS RATE RELIEF FROM GOVERNMENT’S LOCAL COUNCILS – AND WILL THUS HIT THE LOCAL COUNCILS’ ABILITY TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES

https://www.ft.com/content/010d4115-47de-4e35-92c1-6c67cee9af37 UK airports face multimillion-pound business rates bills Heathrow and Gatwick to seek relief after income and passenger numbers plummet…

JUNE 1 2020 – A SHORT PROTEST – ‘BEYOND BULLYING’ – IS PLANNED THIS FRIDAY [JUNE 5 2020] OUTSIDE THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THEATRE LANE, CHICHESTER BETWEEN MIDDAY AND 12.30PM

A short protest – ‘Beyond Bullying’ – is planned this Friday [June 5 2020] outside the Ministry of Housing, Communities…

“THE MILLER’S TRAIL – A WALK BACK THROUGH TIME” – THE SATURDAY RAMBLETTE – JUNE 13 2020

“THE MILLER’S TRAIL – A WALK BACK THROUGH TIME” – THE SATURDAY RAMBLETTE – JUNE 13 2020 “I mount the…

PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO HOMES ENGLAND’S £3BN MASTERPLAN FOR 10,000 HOUSES WEST OF CRAWLEY ?

Dear Henry Smith MP Please could you initiate a Public Inquiry into Homes England’s £3bn masterplan for 10,000 houses West…

MAY 29 2020 – OAK LEAVES IN IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS

HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL LOCAL PLAN REGULATION 18 – REPORT ON INITIAL CONSULTATION OUTCOMES [INCLUDING WEST OF CRAWLEY]

Horsham District Local Plan Regulation 18 – Report on Initial consultation Outcomes A total of around 6,340 comments were received…

‘THE MILLER’S TRAIL’ – IFIELD BROOK MEADOWS – ANCIENT PARISH OF IFIELD

MILL LANE ROMAN ROAD – HALNAKER – CHICHESTER – WEST SUSSEX

“WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP FIGHT” – THE SATURDAY REMEMBRANCE RAMBLETTE – JUNE 6 2020 – FROM 11AM AT THE PLOUGH IN IFIELD VILLAGE

“WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP FIGHT” – THE SATURDAY REMEMBRANCE RAMBLETTE [June 6 2020] – FROM 11AM AT…

MAY 22 2020 – THE BUTTERFLY

MAY 22 2020 – “DELAY HITS PLANS FOR THOUSANDS OF NEW HOMES ON LAND NORTH OF HORSHAM” – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES / CRAWLEY OBSERVER – SARAH PAGE

Delay hits plans for thousands of new homes on land north of Horsham Reporter: Sarah Page Plans to build thousands…

“ANOTHER WALK [‘PURPLE POPPY’ RAMBLETTE] TO BE HELD BY GROUP” [IFIELD SOCIETY] – THIS SATURDAY [MAY 23 2020] – WEST SUSSEX COUNTY TIMES – MAY 21 2020

Dear Editor As a follow-up to last Saturday’s ‘Friendly Dragon Ramblette’ (“Society bringing back short walk”, WSCT, May 14 2020), the ‘Purple Poppy Ramblette’ is planned…