2014: the Arundel Bypass controversy

At the heart of the A27 Arundel Bypass controversy are two key strategic issues for us and for future generations:  

• demands for energy-consumptive and polluting car mobility, versus
• the need to protect an integrated sustainable infrastructure of diverse natural habitats and rural community life.  

The special qualities of the South Downs National Park, especially in the Binsted area, are regarded by many as too precious to sacrifice for a 5-12 minute average journey time improvement.

READ ALL ABOUT IT! 

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16 Dec 2014 CBT press release with info on National Networks National Policy Statement

17 Dec 2014 WSGazette letter - a major new Arundel bypass could worsen Chichester gridlock

13 Dec 2014 Argus letter - Arundel bypass 'will threaten Park'

8 Dec 2014 Sussex Wildlife Trust 'Money to Burn! A road building bonanza marks the end of Austerity?'

5 Dec 2014 Chichester Observer Andrew Tyrie MP 'Will Chichester become A27 pressure point?'

5 Dec 2014 South Downs Society viewpoint in the Argus

5 Dec W Sx County Times CPRE letter 'Grand schemes are not the answer'

4 Dec 2014 UKIP local candidate letter on the A27 at Arundel

3 Dec 2014 WSGazette letters by ABNC, SDNPA and FoE - 'Hugely Damaging'

3 Dec 2014 Vic Ient letter in WSGazette - 'Scarring the Landscape Forever'

3 Dec 2014 WSGazette Govt Announcement 'Go-ahead for Bypass'

3 Dec 2014 Letter in Guardian, Roads to growth or to re-election?

4 Dec 2014 Letter in Chichester Observer, 'Questions over A27 Bypass Plan'

4 Dec Littlehampton Gazette Govt announcement and Nick Herbert MP response

2 Dec 2014 National Park comment in Sussex Express:  "The SDNPA will be looking for evidence in any route options that may be brought forward in future that there are no other more sustainable transport measures which would have a lesser negative impact; robust data on the nature and scale of the impacts on the national park that would arise; and detail on how they would be mitigated or compensated for, bearing in mind that this is a nationally designated landscape."

CLICK HERE to read our Press Release 2.12.14 responding to the government announcements.

26 November 2014 WSG 'View needs to be challenged'

Sussex Local late Nov published Dec issue, letters page

13 November 2014 Littlehampton Gazette article 'green light'

13 November 2014 3 readers letters Littlehampton Gazette

13 Nov14 ABNC letter to W Sx Gazette responding to NHerbert 12Nov article

12Nov14 W Sx Gazette Nick Herbert MP says he 'does not support' Option B

12 November 2014 SpiritFM article 'Strong Opposition for A27 Expansion'

12 November Portsmouth News Improvements to A27 move one step closer

11 November Argus 'A27 Upgrade 'On the cards''

11 November 2014 ABNC letter reply to 8Nov Argus article

10 November 2014 Chichester Observer 'A27 Improvements in Line for Govt Funding'

10 November 2014 SpiritFM article 'A27 West Sussex Route Named for Improvements?'

6 November Littlehampton Gazette front page 'Bypass Battle Splits Town'

5 November West Sussex Gazette article 'Villages get ready for Bypass Battle'

2 November The Independent Road expansion in South Downs area 'ignoring local views'

Letters in Argus arguing against offline bypass proposals

30 October ABNC Press Release re ABNC and Walberton Parish Council actions

Helpful reply from Gary Shipton Editor in Chief Sussex Observer Group

ABNC request to local press group for more balanced and accurate reporting

ABNC correction info re reports on Minister visit

26 October Littlehampton Gazette report on visit by Minister John Hayes MP to West Sussex

22 October Spirit FM News Web report & interviews with Kay Wagland and Nick Herbert

22 October Letter in Argus about what is best use of money

21 October Letter in Argus re damage from new roads

9 October Nick Herbert MP claims the HA and DfT have ruled out online improvements

8 October Lyminster bypass

1 October Lyminster bypass

25 Sept WSG re Online or Offline

24 Sep Herbert on A27Action and FeasibilityStudy

Sep 2014 West Sussex Connections unbalanced feature

23 July Penfold re Pink/Blue

20 July PinkBlue affects Ancient Woodland

9 July  Binsted Woods and Tortington Common

2 July  Major improvements versus Ancient Woodland

25 June  ASCATE counter propositions

25 June  A27 Action Campaign launch