Comment for planning application WSCC/041/19

C/O RUSPER VILLAGE STORES, HIGH STREET, HIGH STREET, HORSHAM, RH12 4PX

Rusper Parish Council strongly objects to this application for the following reasons:- This development would cause an unacceptable increase in the number of HGV vehicles on the Charlwood Road and surrounding rural lanes. Charlwood Road is a country lane and has no footpaths for pedestrian use; the increase in lorry movements would present danger to pedestrians and also to horse riders and cyclists. Site traffic would pass a very busy local school and the school crossing area. HGVs damage the local roads, which are not suitable for heavy vehicles. The noise, dust and emissions, from both the concrete crushers and the traffic would adversely impact on the rural area and surrounding properties. It should also be noted that this proposed development is directly under the flight path at the western end of the Gatwick runway and so the noise levels with aircraft noise on top would be unacceptable. There would also be a risk of the dust causing a hazard for air traffic. The proposal is not in keeping with the rural environment. Even without the concrete crushers it would be a highly intrusive operation. This site is not allocated in the West Sussex Waste Local Plan and a similar site 'Land at Burlands Farm' was found to be not suitable in the Sustainability Appraisal dated March 2013. Any additional lighting would impact the dark skies of Rusper and would be in contravention to the emerging Rusper Neighbourhood Plan.