Plans for a new development of 370 homes have been submitted.
The proposed estate, Drayton Water, includes a retail hub, community centre, space for a primary school, an early years centre, nature reserve, a care home and more.
The 370 homes will be a mixture of one, two, three and four bedroom properties, with 30 per cent designated as affordable.
Land at the eastern edge of Chichester, near Shopwhyke Road, has been earmarked for the development. The developers state the site consists of “poor quality, self-seeded woodland with overgrown scrub” and restored farmland. It also contains a man-made lake.
To date, the application, submitted to Chichester District Council by developer Obsidian Strategic, has received one comment of objection.
It reads: “The road infrastructure will not support the number of new people that will either be attracted to reside on that plot, or visit it for other reasons.
“Chichester is already grossly overpopulated with vehicle traffic and desperately needs investment in its road network before any more houses can be considered.
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“Please, do the right thing and reject this oversized project from a developer who will not be local to the area, will not care about extra traffic and will only be bothered about profit.
“Plus, please consider the already overwhelmed local hospital and other NHS services.”
The developer described its vision as “to support the sustainable growth of Chichester” and provide “the greenest of living environments whilst preserving and creating new habitats”.
It emphasises that “housing stress and affordability have become increasingly urgent issues in Chichester”, with “worsening affordability perpetuating and exacerbating housing stress, highlighting the urgent need for large-scale housing development and affordable housing”.
A “strategic wildlife corridor” has also been proposed as part of the plans to act as “a habitat for native species”.
According to the documents, the development will be a “sustainable neighbourhood” including a raft of environmental measures such as air source heat pumps, bird boxes, low carbon homes and hedgerow planting.
The application was submitted to Chichester District Council on October 22.
A decision is due to be made by January 31.
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