Decision - Omission of Green Ridge from the intended South Downs National Park

(1)   That the Cabinet Member for Environment:

(a)       Agrees that strong representations should be made to the Secretary of State to raise concerns that he has not clearly set out the reasons for excluding Green ridge;

(b)       Requests that he set out his reasoning for proposing to exclude part of the Green Ridge SNCI which meets the boundary setting criteria for the South Downs National Park together with the western part of the road embankments along Mill Road from the intended South Downs National Park;

(c)       Request that the Secretary of State redraws the boundary of the South Downs National Park further west along the junction between Green Ridge and the Devil’s Dyke Road, therby including the land at Green Ridge in the proposed South Downs National Park.

1.     To seek the re-inclusion of Green Ridge in the intended SDNP.

1.     The alternative options are to:

§       accept the Secretary of State’s decision to exclude part of the Green Ridge SNCI;

§       to mount a legal challenge to the decision; or

§       as proposed above request the redrawing of the boundary and the re advertisement of the boundary at Green Ridge because it meets the criteria for inclusion