Villagers are making a stand against planning applications on farmland. People living in Angmering say they are inundated with new developments. Lucy Todd, 34, who has lived in the village for nine years, is leading a new action group, Protect Farmland West of Bewley Road.
Lucy told The Argus: “In Angmering, we are overwhelmed with developments. Residents say they have had their 'fair share' of developments (Image: Laurence Tondelier) “One of the main things is the medical centre seems to be really stretched. “We moved to the village nine years ago and it has got progressively harder to get an appointment or even just speak to someone on the phone.
“A lot of residents are a bit sick of it and we feel like we have had more than our fair share of developments.” READ MORE: Campaigners welcome scrapping of A27 Arundel Bypass plans The group is made up of around 20 core members and hopes to recruit more residents to the cause. It will attempt to block any future planning applications for developments on farmland near Bewley Road, citing disruption it causes to its neighbours, including extra traffic and road closures.
The farmland west of Bewley Road (Image: Laurence Tondelier) Members have distributed around 2,000 leaflets and have been inundated with emails from residents sharing their concerns. People can sign up to receive email alerts from the group at pfwbr.angmering@gmail.
com. These will be sent out as soon as planning applications are submitted. Members will then.