Category Archives: Local Developments

A bid for £4.7million worth of improvements and initiatives for cyclists and pedestrians has been put forward – all to encourage active travel choices.   West Sussex County Council’s application in Tranche Two of the Department for Transport’s Emergency Active

Construction work is set to begin on a new housing development in Bognor Regis.   Bellway Wessex is to build 50 new homes on land off New Barn Lane in North Bersted after planning permission was granted by Arun District

New, multi-million-pound highway maintenance contracts started in West Sussex just nine days after lockdown began.   Since April 1, and despite the extra challenges Covid-19 presents, Balfour Beatty Living Places has been providing core maintenance services, such as carriageway repairs

From today (Monday, July 6), a wider range of items will be accepted at Household Waste Recycling Sites in West Sussex.     Soil and hardcore will be accepted at all sites with the exception of Bognor Regis, Midhurst and

People are being invited to take part in a survey that will help shape improvements planned for a popular walking and cycling path.       The Centurion Way is a 11km path between Chichester, Lavant and West Dean and

Plans for how West Sussex will cope with any local outbreak of COVID-19 have been published by West Sussex County Council.   Every county and unitary council has been asked to publish its plans to deal with local pockets of

Contracts worth more than £10million have been awarded to companies which will be at the forefront of highway improvements in West Sussex this financial year.   The successful bidders for planned road, footway and infrastructure works are:   Road resurfacing

Grundon Waste Management and Viridor have submitted a planning application to West Sussex County Council for a state-of-the-art Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) and Waste Sorting and Transfer Facility (WSTF) at Ford Circular Technology Park (CTP).   The proposed facilities will

Plans to build up to 46 homes in Bersted have been refused by Arun District Council.   The application, for land off Shripney Road, was looked at by the development control committee earlier this month with most members wanting to

This summer will see the Grade II listed Bognor Regis Bandstand being restored back to its former glory.   Last year, Arun District Council was successful in securing funding from The Coastal Revival Fund grant to help renovate the much-loved