More than 1,000 objections have been submitted against plans for 190 homes to be built on farmland. Residents are up in arms over the proposals for the homes and a community development on farmland near Bewley Road in Angmering, submitted by Gleeson Land to Arun District Council in August. Protect Farmland West Of Bewley Road, a group of neighbours, has been leading the charge against the developer.
Lucy Todd, a member of the group, told The Argus: “In Angmering, we are overwhelmed with developments. Protesters on the farmland west of Bewley Road (Image: Protect Farmland West of Bewley Road) “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: Plans for 370 new homes plus shops, school, nature reserve and care home In August, the group staged a protest on the proposed site for the development, attended by Worthing West MP Beccy Cooper. She called the plans “inappropriate” and said they do not “bring enough benefits to outweigh the harm on the landscape and character of Angmering”.
She added: “I think Angmering has grown by 40 per cent in a very short amount of time. The protesters gathering on the farmland (Image: Protect Farmland West of Bewley Road) “If you go to a vil.