'˜Democracy has died' opponent of 130 Hassocks homes claims
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Developer Rydon was granted permission for land off London Road by Mid Sussex District Council’s district planning committee last Thursday.
This was despite impassioned arguments from residents suggesting that the application for Friars Oak fields was contrary to the emerging neighbourhood plan, and would increase air pollution at the Stonepound crossroads. They also raised safety fears at the railway line crossing for pedestrians, flooding concerns, and the erosion of the strategic gap between Hassocks and Burgess Hill.
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