Ancient Linchmere woodland 'disturbed, damaged and destroyed' in pond renovation
A planning application was submitted retrospectively (SDNP/18/05568/FUL) but was refused by South Downs National Park planning authority on the grounds that it would lead to the loss of 'significant amount' of ancient woodland and no exceptional circumstances had been identified by the applicant to justify its loss.
Hilary Adair said she was 'deeply concerned' by the renovation. She said: "As a result of the recent works, the site has been irrevocably altered – disturbed, damaged and ultimately destroyed.
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Hide Ad"Since no previous appraisal of any sort was undertaken, this ‘natural state’ is pure conjecture based on an entirely subjective and unsubstantiated opinion of what is ‘natural’, or what constitutes natural habitat on this site."