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Pavement wanted to extend garden BY KELLY WICKHAM kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk A PLANNING application from a resident in West Wittering was met with huge disagreement from councillors at a meeting on Wednesday. At the planning committee, the proposal for the change of use from public highway pavement to a residential garden saw councillors divided over its decision. Mr Paul Collard, who lives in Watersedge Gardens, sought permission to extend his garden wall and erect a new one along the new residential boundary. The footpath outside Mr Collard's home is currently 4.5m wide, which reduces to two metres wide to the south of the application site. The application had a mixed opinion from councillors who could not agree and argued that it posed a risk to the safety of pedestrians. Three residents from the area spoke at the meeting, objecting to the plans, as well as Cllr Shrubb of West Wittering Parish council, Cllr Reeves of East Wittering and Bracklesham Parish Council and both district councillors within the Witterings wards, Cllr Hamilton and Cllr Taylor. Cllr Elizabeth Hamilton said: "I speak as the district councillor for West Wittering. "When Watersedge Gardens was developed about 20 years ago, replacing a rundown hotel, Chichester District Council allowed detached bungalows with garages on the plot. "Locals tried to get down to the seafront and go about their business, the planners
insisted on a wide pavement which made sure it was a safer place for those going to and from the car park and the beach. "Fast forward and we have an application changing a bungalow to a large house which takes much up most of the plot. This unneighbourly development has changed the feel of the lane and now they want to buy part of the path! "This application has brought to me, as one of the local councillors, more emails and phone calls than any other previous application I have known." The centre of Shore Road is the divide between West Wittering and East Wittering and Bracklesham parishes. Cllr Tricia Tull said: "I am a frequent user of this road and there are lots of issues here. "If you buy a property which has a very small garden and a pavement at the end of it, you will accept it and frankly, to decide that you will actually try to buy the pavement to make your garden bigger is completely bizarre. "So I'm sorry, but if you bought a property with a small garden it's your choice you shouldn't have bought it in that instance. "This is unacceptable to me and I shall not support it." West Sussex County Council Highways stated they had no objection to the plan. Cllr Richard Plowman said: "This is a busy road, there is no doubt about it. During the summer period it is extremely busy with a large number of people. "The thing is that there is only a pavement on one side of the road. Had you got a pavement on the other side of the road then that might be different."
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EXCITED visitors attended Itchenor Sailing Club's open day on Sunday, May 6, to officially launch its new 2000 Dinghy Sailing Experience. The highlight of the event was the launch and official naming of the club’s new 2000 dinghies. The winning names - Zephyr, Skate and Mako – were selected following a competition with local schools and the general public. Pam Clarke, Frank Frizelle, and Barnaby Curwood provided the winning suggestions, and each received one month’s free membership to the sailing club as well as a neck gaiter from Rooster
Sailing. Neil Hart, commodore at Itchenor Sailing Club, said: “The open day was the perfect way to officially celebrate the launch of the programme and we received a very positive response from those there on the day. "We all enjoyed meeting our guests and look forward to welcoming them again soon and hopefully seeing some of them out on the water.” The RS2000 dinghies form part of the new 2000 Dinghy Sailing Experience at Itchenor. To find out more about joining the new 2000 Experience at Itchenor visit: itchenorsc.co.uk or call 01243 512400.