Countryside Agency

NATIONAL PARKS AND ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1949

SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK (DESIGNATION) VARIATION ORDER 2004

Notice is hereby given that the above Order was made on 5 January 2004, and is about to be submitted to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for confirmation. The effect of the Order will be to include additional land totalling approximately 1.45 square kilometres situated near Arundel in the district of Arun in the county of West Sussex. A certified copy of the Order and of the map referred to therein has been deposited for public inspection at each of the places mentioned below and will be open for inspection, free of charge, between the hours shown: The Countryside Agency, John Dower House, Crescent Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3RA, between the hours of 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Mondays to Fridays; Adur District Council, Planning and Policy Division, Civic Centre, Ham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 6PR, between the hours of 9.00 am and 5.30 pm Mondays to Thursdays, and 9.00 am and 5.00 pm on Fridays; Arun District Council, Planning Department, Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5LF, between the hours of 8.45 am and 5.15 pm Mondays to Thursdays, and 8.45 am and 4.45 pm on Fridays; Brighton and Hove City Council, City Direct, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ, between the hours of 8.45 am and 4.30 pm Mondays to Fridays; Chichester District Council, Planning Reception, East Pallant House, 1 East Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1TY, between the hours of 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Mondays to Fridays; Eastbourne Borough Council, Planning Department, 68 Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4UH, between the hours of 9.30 am and 5.00 pm on Wednesdays and 9.00 am and 5.00 pm on other weekdays; East Hampshire District Council, Planning Reception, Penns Place, Petersfield, Hampshire GU31 4EX, between the hours of 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Mondays to Fridays; East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1SF, between the hours of 8.00 am and 5.00 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8.00 am and 4.30 pm on Fridays; Hampshire County Council, Environment Department Library, Ashburton Court West, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8UD, between the hours of 8.30 am and 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm and 4.30 pm Mondays to Fridays; Horsham District Council, Planning Department, Park North, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1RL, between the hours of 8.45 am and 5.20 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8.45 am and 4.20 pm on Fridays; or at Horsham District Council, Chanctonbury House, Church Street, Storrington, West Sussex RH20 4LT, between the hours of 8.45 am and 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm and 5.20 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8.45 am and 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm and 4.20 pm on Fridays; Lewes District Council, Planning and Environmental Services, Southover House, Southover Road, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1DW between the hours of 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 9.00 am and 4.30 pm on Fridays; Mid Sussex District Council, Environment Directorate, Oaklands, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1SS, between the hours of 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 9.00 am and 4.00 pm on Fridays; Wealden District Council at either, Council Offices, Pine Grove, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 1DH; or at Council Offices, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, West Susex BN27 2AX, between the hours of 8.30 am and 5.30 pm Mondays to Fridays; West Sussex County Council, The County Secretary, County Hall, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1RQ, between the hours of 8.15 am and 5.00 pm Mondays to Fridays; Winchester City Council, Planning Department, Avalon House, Chesil Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 0HU, between the hours of 8.45 am and 5.00 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 8.45 am to 4.30 pm on Fridays; Worthing Borough Council, Planning Department, Portland House, Richmond Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1LF, between the hours of 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 9.00 am and 4.00 pm on Fridays. Objections and representations should only relate to areas covered by the boundary extension as specified in the Variation Order (not to any part of the boundary for, or area of, the proposed National Park) and to the principle of a National Park. These must be supported by evidence that it is not especially desirable to designate this additional area for the purposes of a National Park. At the same time, comments on possible administrative arrangements for a South Downs National Park Authority established under the Environment Act 1995 are invited in relation to the land covered by the Variation Order. Any objection or representation and/or comment with reference to the Variation Order may be sent in writing before 1 March 2004 to: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, South Downs National Park Secretariat, 4-06 Kite Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN, fax 0117 372 6241, e-mail natparksouthdowns@defra.gsi.gov.uk Any such objection of representation should state the grounds on which it is made. 2 February 2004.