On Thursday 13th November Berkeley Homes held a public consulation at Southwater Sports Club.
What will be the impact on our community and the environment of further mass development?
What is
Save Rural Southwater?
Save Rural Southwater (SRS) is led by residents working together to safeguard the character, environment, and future of our village. We are supportive of sustainable growth that respects Southwater’s countryside, heritage, and quality of life, ensuring development enhances rather than diminishes our community.
We believe in the democratic right of all residents to shape the future of Southwater and seek to work with stakeholders to ensure planning decisions reflect the community’s vision up to 2039 and beyond.
Our mission is to champion balanced, sustainable village life with appropriate infrastructure and amenities that meet local needs while truly protecting rural landscapes, biodiversity and community wellbeing. We aim to preserve Southwater’s unique identity and secure a thriving, resilient future for generations to come.
We welcome anyone who wants to support our local effort. You can join our mailing list below and get in touch at info@saveruralsouthwater.org.
We oppose the rampant over development of our village.
Lib Dem HDC Local Plan proposal for at least 1000 homes
Local people should decide the community development priorities, not profit-led developers and Horsham District Council.
Profiteering should not determine the shape of our village. It has been the long held ambition of Berkeley Homes, and two land-owners, Christ’s Hospital School and the Aubrey-Fletcher family trust, to concrete over more of the farmland adjoining the village. Berkeley Homes holds development options on this farmland. All three parties stand to make hundreds of millions of pounds in profit, and would destroy Southwater in the process.
We all need houses and important decisions have to be made about what is built, and where.
We support the well-planned development and growth of Southwater to meet actual local need.
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