Category Archives: Local Developments

Owners of Great Ballard, the co-educational independent prep school near Chichester, have continued to support the development of the school, by investing £2m in the business.   The funds will be used to expand the school’s teaching capacity by purchasing

Plans to build five flats in Chichester have been turned down by the district council.   The application from 77 Property Ltd asked permission to demolish a house in Lavant Road and replace it with a two-storey block of two

Eleven projects, representing more than £1.7million worth of improvements, were completed, or nearly completed, by West Sussex Highways just before the Coronavirus lockdown started.   Areas benefiting from the schemes include in Ansty, Barns Green, Bognor Regis, Crawley, East Grinstead,

Harbour Villages district councillor and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Adrian Moss, has welcomed Chichester District Council’s decision of refusing permission to build 35 houses on Bethwins Farm.   Chichester Liberal Democrats say they support the need for building truly affordable homes

Wet weather has caused delays to electricity works in the city centre.   Upgrade works by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to improve and strengthen the resilience of Chichester’s electricity infrastructure are now due to be completed by mid-April.

Westhampnett Community Hall, which is available to hire, along with its facilities, has benefited from a £1,000 grant from the Barratt Homes community fund.   The community hall, set in the heart of Westhampnett village, near Chichester, provides an elegant

Shoppers at a popular German supermarket flooded into the new store in Chichester yesterday.   The new Lidl on land at Barnfield Drive, Chichester, officially opened on Thursday, after weeks of delays.   The new store will replace Lidl’s existing,

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk   Chichester’s MP has given the city new hope for A27 funding after Wednesday’s budget.   Gillian Keegan is confident she will secure funding for the development of potential schemes for the A27 in the government’s

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk   Chichester District Council has approved a new housing strategy, which sets out how the council plans to meet local housing needs over the next five years.   One of the draft strategy’s key priorities is

By Kelly Wickham kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk   A petition to create a crossing at Bognor Road may be halted after a councillor said the pavements may not be able to accommodate it.   Two weeks ago, the Chichester Post reported Cllr Sarah