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BBC News
05-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Horsham animal charity relocation plan rejected by council
A council has rejected plans to move a family-run animal charity to a new to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), more than 900 people supported the application to relocate Holbrook Animal Rescue in Holbrook Lane, Horsham, to Jackrells Lane, in said the move would "prevent the closure of a long-standing charity that benefits both animals and people".At a Horsham District Council meeting on Tuesday, councillors rejected the plan after officers said it would be "detrimental to the rural landscape character of the area" and cause noise and disturbance to neighbours. The LDRS reported more than 170 people objected to the plans, with concerns including danger to pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and residents and increased traffic along the area's narrow Democrat councillor Alex Jeffery, representing Southwater South and Shipley, said the rescue centre had done "fantastic work" for the community but "emotive arguments shouldn't override material planning considerations".Had the plans been approved, the development would have included a house for the owner and staff, a stable building, a two-bay garage, an animal rescue building, and an education block.
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Southwater artificial pitch plans rejected
Plans to build an artificial 3G sports pitch in West Sussex have been application for The Ghyll leisure centre in Southwater, which included fencing and floodlighting, was turned down by Horsham District Council's planning committee on officers had recommended that the application be approved, but committee members disagreed, with one saying: "It would have a harmful impact on residents through noise and disturbance, as well as the loss of an informal sports area."Councillor Alex Jeffery told the meeting that the village would benefit from a 3G pitch but not at the expense of removing the only area Southwater could refer to as "a de facto village green". The council received more than 500 letters of objection citing fears over over-development, drainage, parking, the loss of space for dog walkers and community use, and the impact floodlighting would have on homes and Football Club said: "There remains a desperate need for additional football pitches in Southwater and there appears to be a consensus that at least one should be an artificial pitch."
