Threat of 16,000 new homes
Concerned councillors have also reacted angrily to suggestions by the Ford Enterprise Hub, the latest applicants, that the new scheme is a 'community based initiative'.
The Ford Enterprise Hub has made the claim in its submission to the Secretary of State but Cllr Ricky Bower, Arun cabinet member, said: "The council wishes to make clear that the proposal is not being promoted by the 'community of Arun'.
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Hide AdAll three promoters are former councillors, none of whom represented the Ford area, therefore they represent no-one but themselves." He added: "Pertinently, neither eco-town proposal will deliver the long-awaited and much-needed Arundel by-pass, which we see as crucial to the success of these plans."
For full story see West Sussex Gazette December 5