On Friday 20th November 2020 Ground Water Monitoring will start on the Church Road field and Village Hall joint site. It is a one-day visit for investigation, core sampling and to install ground water measuring equipment; to be followed by intermittent data collection visits over the next six months. This is an environmental study which […]
The field owned by Steep In Need has been sold. The Trustees received an attractive offer for it from a near neighbour and, following professional advice that a sale at the price offered would be in the best interest of the Charity, the sale was completed.
Following an extensive marketing campaign, a preferred developer has been chosen. Currently, contract negotiations between all parties are continuing, so agreements have not yet been signed off. The Trustees are sensitive to the wishes of many people to know the identity of the developer and would like to share it, but for commercial reasons it […]
Last year the South Downs National Park Authority allocated the site next to the Village Hall in Church Road for development. This site is part owned by Steep In Need and part owned by Steep War Memorial Village Club. The Trusts’ proposal is to provide on the site a well-designed housing development which will include […]
The First Local Plan for the South Downs National Park was adopted by the National Park Authority on 2nd July. As explained in earlier up-dates, the new plan incorporates the Church Road site next to the Village Hall and opposite the Mill Lane junction within the settlement boundary for the village. It has been identified […]
Further to the article in the February newsletter I am writing with an update on the current position. At the end of January the South Downs National Park Authority (NPA) announced that, at the request of the planning inspector who in late 2018 carried out the public examination into the new draft local plan, it […]