A PLANNING Enquiry into the 68 homes planned in Ringmer started this week at Kings Church in Lewes.
The week long enquiry has begun as the developers have appealed the refusal by Lewes District council on the basis that the council have no Local Plan and so there is no restriction on where housing can or cannot go.
MP Maria Caulfield (pictured) spoke on behalf of residents in Ringmer and said: “It was good to see so many residents at Kings Church in Lewes at the Thakeham planning appeal. I was happy to speak out against this development as were the parish council and local district councillor. The key issue for me is that Ringmer has taken more than its fair share of housing which will be close to 900 extra homes in the village. The infrastructure, particularly sewage and roads, cannot take the sheer volume of houses being built.”
She added “I am pleased there is cross party agreement against these plans. No one is against building housing but the sheer volume being built in Ringmer is not sustainable.
“With residents, the parish council and the local Green district councillor speaking out against this application we are united that this greenfield development is a classic case of greedy developers rather than being housing Ringmer needs. I hope the planning inspector listens to residents”
