City Planner: More schemes but nothing built Samer Bagaeen MRTPI FRICS

This is another one of my columns about the future shape and form of our city & region. Newspaper headlines are telling us of more schemes that will never see the light of day.

The Argus, on October, 19, has two: one is about a £795m scheme set to create thousands of new homes and jobs; the second about opposition to the development. Developers Lightwood Strategic, have again proposed new plans for 45 homes on the Downs border site of Meadow Vale in Ovingdean. Can they succeed this time round? Kemptown MP’s are already against it.

The government appoved a fracking scheme up north, won’t be long until that happens down here

At least the weekend pedestrianisation of East Street on Saturdays and Sundays is to be made permanent, following a successful trial. That made the papers on October, 14. This same date brought us the news that Eastbourne was about to start the £44m work on the arts and tennis centre.

The Government approved a fracking scheme up north on October, 6. Won’t be long before that happens down here.

Headlines on September, 30, told us that the £100m regeneration scheme of Circus Street is now almost a year behind schedule and has stalled, almost two years after planning permission was first given.

September, 21, came with a headline about the £280m road scheme that will shave six minutes off the time of a journey on the A27. One local MEP wanted the money spent on sustainable transport options (?) and the local council’s environmental and community services select committee refused to back it!

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