13 March 2015

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THE Town Planning Committee has unanimously recommended plans for the development of Hill Place Farm on the Turners Hill Road for refusal.

Chairman Cllr Bob Mainstone said: “At the East Grinstead Town Council Planning meeting on Monday 9 March the outline planning application for 200 dwellings on Hill Place farm was unanimously recommended for refusal by the committee.

“Thirty nine members of the public attended the meeting with most of the interest concentrated on the Hill Place Farm application.

“The committee members listened to several local residents who expressed their opposition to the application and many letters of objection were read out by the Town Clerk.

“Following a recommendation for refusal put forward by Herontye Ward councillor Dick Sweatman, the committee debated the application and voted to support his recommendation.

“The recommendation for refusal covered three main areas: Building outside the built up boundary of the town; the impact on the grade 2 listed Imberhorne Viaduct and countryside; the worsening impact on the local road network.”

* Full details of the recommendation are available on the Town Council web site. The recommendation now passes to Mid Sussex District Council where a decision will be made.”