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Affiliated
to the Federation
of
Sussex Amenity Societies
Chairman: Ed Miller,
17 West Drive, Ferring
BN12 5QZ.
Tel: 01903 502267
e-mail: EdMiller43@msn.com
Secretary:
Carol Dyball,
13, Somerset Road, Ferring. BN12 5QA
Tel: 01903 249337
e-mail: carol.dyball@tiscali.co.uk
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The Conservation Group was formed 20 years ago. Our Aims are to:
- PRESERVE FERRING'S BEAUTY AND CHARACTER
- CHERISH THE WILDLIFE
- KEEP THE OPEN COUNTRY AROUND US
- OPPOSE IN-FILLING OF THE VILLAGE
Our monthly meetings have speakers on local wildlife and many
other local and regional conservation issues.
The grounds on which Ferring Conservation Group objects to in-filling when it
comments on planning applications:
Putting additional houses very close together on plots which elsewhere in the
road accommodate one house and a reasonable amount of garden is not respecting
the character of the area (contrary to Government guidelines and Arun's own
plan)
Every additional house adds to the burden of traffic, parking, drainage and
other demands which the infrastructure cannot support---increasing housing
density is not sustainable in Ferring
Every extra building in Ferring destroys a little more of the open space and
habitat of the wildlife, with which Ferring still abounds----the gardens are an
essential part of the green environment in which we live.
We do not want to see any more "two for one" developments that threaten to
change the character of Ferring for ever.
We need more members to lend more weight to the protests we make to Arun
District Council. If you would like to join, or rejoin, please let us have your
name and address and £1 per member.
If you are on the internet you can be kept informed by the Chairman of all
applications for unwelcome development in Ferring and at all meetings current
information on planning applications is also discussed, along with other issues
that threaten the quality of life in the village. |