Skip to main content
Sir Peter Bottomley
Former MP

Main navigation

  • Home
  • About me
  • News
  • In Worthing West
  • In Parliament
  • Campaign Archive
  • Contact Me
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram
Sir Peter Bottomley
Former MP

Campaign to Protect Goring Gap

  • Tweet
Goring Gap Protest 2022

A longstanding campaign has been against the opportunistic attempt to build on the Goring Gap; supporting sensible developments of vital, new, good-quality homes through active engagement and cooperation with local residents and conservations groups and not concreting over every green gap and community space in our already tightly bounded local area.

Residents in Ferring, Kingston, Goring and surrounding communities have confidence that they are represented vocally and actively by me in the long-standing fight to protect our green spaces.

At the License Sub-Committee in Worthing on March 27th, I spoke for everyone except the promoter when opposing the application for an alcohol licence for land on the Southern Goring Gap.

The application was firmly rejected. The application for a Certificate of Lawful Development on the same location was refused earlier in March as was the application to put a 40ft shipping container on the site.

These are three victories for local residents and for common sense. Surrounding communities will share in relief at this further step in rejecting the flagrant attempt to shoehorn in houses on Goring Gap.

The promoter has not hidden his desire to see the entirety of Goring Gap being developed - this could have been a first step in making that possible.

It is environmentally right to ask for the Southern Goring Gap to remain an unlit natural dark skies and quiet days gap between our villages and communities.

No sensible person would want to bring the commercial provision of alcohol there, so near to a natural greensward, or the incremental development of our green gap between Worthing and Arun communities.

On the Northern Gap at Chatsmore Farm, Persimmon Homes continues to charge on with their plans to build 475 properties on the green gap between Worthing and Ferring despite losing a series of court challenges. The company has refused to consider withdrawing its appeal.

Their latest appeal was set to be considered at a public inquiry in February 2024. However, the hearing has been pushed back to the autumn due to the inspectorโ€™s health.

We wish the Inspector a speedy recovery and look forward to the opportunity to put an end to Persimmonโ€™s wanton attempts to concrete over our Goring Gap when the appeal is finally able to be heard.

Over three hundred local residents, community leaders and campaign supporters joined together with me on Chatsmore Farm at the beginning of February. This summer we will gather in greater numbers with the same clear message to Persimmon: NO.

I urge all residents opposed to building on our green spaces to consider carefully who they would like their local councillor to be. Be aware of what the Labour Leader and his followers say about bulldozing legitimate local interests. 

Let us continue to work together to keep the fields, maintain our natural gaps, and support developments where appropriate and where wanted.

Below are updates and news items relating to this ongoing campaign:

News

Sir Peter at Goring Gap

๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐—”๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

Thursday, 28 March, 2024
๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐—”๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: The alcohol license application for the Southern Goring Gap by Goring Gap Ltd. has been rejected. Residents in Ferring, Kingston and Goring are represented by me.
Worthing Licensing Committee

Defending our Goring Gap Update

Thursday, 28 March, 2024
The alcohol license application for the Southern Goring Gap by Goring Gap Ltd. has been rejected. Residents in Ferring, Kingston and Goring are represented by me.

Kingston Gap Development Update

Friday, 22 March, 2024
During Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, I raised the anguish of residents in Ferring, East Preston, Kingston-Gorse and neighbouring communities where developers are trying to build over every vineyard, horticultural nursery and piece of high-quality agricultural land. In locations where dev
Goring Gap

300 Strong United on Chatsmore Farm

Saturday, 3 February, 2024
Over three hundred local residents, community leaders and campaign supporters joined together with me on Chatsmore Farm. We sent a clear, united message to the Planning Inspectors heading the Appeal: NO! The gathering comes ahead of the Planning Inspector hearing Persimmonโ€™s appeal, now beginning
Goring Gap

Chatsmore Farm Appeal Hearing - February 2024

Wednesday, 10 January, 2024
Persimmon Homes continues to press for permission to build 475 properties on the green gap between Worthing and Ferring despite losing a series of court challenges. The company has refused to consider withdrawing its appeal.

Ongoing Battle to Protect Goring Gap

Thursday, 14 December, 2023
Many constituents have been in contact with renewed concern for the future of Goring Gap, the green lung and natural divide between Goring and Ferring communities. Residents can have confidence that I will continue to be a strong advocate for their views and fight to defend our green gaps.
Lansdowne Nursery

Lansdowne Nursery Development Update

Thursday, 2 November, 2023
Plans for 70 homes to be built on green space surrounding Lansdowne Nursery were rejected by Arun District Council in March, earlier this year.

Question to the Secretary of State on Goring Gap

Monday, 16 October, 2023
A longstanding campaign has been against the opportunistic attempt to build on the Goring Gap.

Goring Gap Planning Concerns

Monday, 5 June, 2023
This week I intervened in the Commons Chamber on planning for homes. It is not nimbyism to fight to protect the Goring Gap.
Goring Gap

Result of High Court Appealโ€‹ on Goring Gap

Monday, 1 August, 2022
I have received news from Ed Miller and the Ferring Conservation Group that Judge has quashed the Appeal Inspector's decision regarding Chatsmore Farm.  This is a massive victory for our local councils and for our communities. Many people have fought the good fight, I am glad to have supporte
  • Load More

People

  • Campaigns

Sir Peter Bottomley

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
  • About me
Conservatives
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram
Promoted by D Atherton on behalf of Bottomley & Chapman, all of 21 New Broadway, Worthing, BN11 4HP
Copyright 2025 Sir Peter Bottomley . All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree