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The local planning authority has formally refused the development application for Maybush Orchard. This outcome ensures that the essential habitat for our local wildlife will remain protected. Thank you to the 280 individuals who contributed their support to this effort.

September 19, 2013

Petition against the development of land at Maybush Orchard, Cot Lane, Chidham

Petition against the development of land at Maybush Orchard, Cot Lane, Chidham

🏆 Won — 264 supporters Verified

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Lynn G.
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Helen B.
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Elizabeth R.
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Elizabeth M.
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Laura W.
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louise w.
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Simon C.
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Rosemary M.
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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 3 months ago
We the undersigned believe that development of the land at Maybush Orchard would mean an an irreversible loss of habitat for local wildlife. This area of land along with Maybush Copse, an 8 acre area of community woodland, are home to a wide variety of mammals, insects, birds and reptiles. A camera trap on the site recently photographed a polecat, the first known sighting of this endangered animal in the Chichester Harbour Area. If houses are built on this land we will lose this habitat forever and we call upon Chichester Council to refuse planning and to allow this land to be preserved for future generations.

Updates

Reached 250 supporters

July 23, 2013

July 17, 2013

The level of public interest in protecting Maybush Orchard has surpassed my initial expectations. This momentum confirms that our community remains steadfast in its commitment to preserving this habitat for the endangered wildlife that resides there.

Reached 100 supporters

June 14, 2013

9 Comments

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Elizabeth Robinson
11 years ago Featured

These places should be preserved as a matter of course. There are plenty of brown field sites that can be utilised without having to lose much needed habitat for native flora and fauna. How can profit be put before wildlife?

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Elizabeth Medler
11 years ago Featured

This development should not go ahead. The habitat is far too precious and an important site for wildlife and biodiversity.

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Laura Wells
12 years ago Featured

This land is far too important and precious to destroy. The problems we face require new thinking, not the kind of thinking which landed this country in this state in the first place. Building more houses is not the solution to an already exhausted infrastructure. However, there are many properties left empty which could be utilised for the same purpose at much less cost.

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Rosemary Marshall
12 years ago Featured

This is a beautiful place, far too valuable to go under concrete. In the ANOB too - or isn't that worth the paper it is written on?

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Simon Afolabi
13 years ago Featured

Keep the houses away from Chidham. We already have enough traffic as it is and the wildlife in the copse is irreplaceable once its gone.

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Sarah Das
13 years ago Featured

Ridiculous to think about building here. Polecats are rare and this is their home. Leave it alone.

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Lynn Goring-Crook
11 years ago

These places need to reserved for future generations to explore and learn.

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Lynn Goring-Crook
11 years ago

These places need to reserved for future generations to explore and learn.