SITE LOCATION AND CONTEXT Chapter 2. Evidence and Analysis

Shoreham Cement Works an abandoned cement factory and quarry situated in the South Downs National Park, 3 kilometres north of Shoreham-by-Sea. Adjacent to the River Adur, the site is within the narrowest part of the National Park.

The area has good transport connections to the cities along the south coast and London.

It also benefits from a wide range of public rights of way for pedestrians and cyclists, such as the South Downs Way, a national trail connecting Winchester to Eastbourne and the Downs Link trail that follows the shore of the River Adur.