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Benefits of this new settlement to local residents, businesses and the environment will include:

1. Improvements in access to major employment opportunities in Bognor Regis by providing a strategic regional link in the re-aligned A29.
2. Provision of a range of new homes for those wishing to stay in the community, including young families and down-sizers, at a range of size and affordability.
3. Support for sustainable travel by increasing car parking and access to Barnham railway station, improved bus services and support the delivery of a dedicated cycle route to Bognor Regis and the South Downs.
4. Increased biodiversity by changing land-uses from agriculture to a mix of parkland, allotments and private gardens.
5. Provision of a green ring around the core of the development to provide formal and informal recreation, natural habitats, attractive pedestrian links to local facilities and a soft edge to the new development that would protect the setting of the Eastergate Conservation Area and St George’s Church, and safeguard the amenity of existing residents.
6. Reduction in the existing coalescence of Eastergate and Barham through replacing the existing large scale horticultural buildings with a new green gap comprised of natural green spaces.
7. Creation of a new local centre and new or enhanced key local services in the surrounding area such as additional land for the expansion of an existing school, expansion of the GP surgery or provision of a new dentist surgery.
8. Provision of increased accessibility to Barnham railway station and its connections to Littlehampton and Chichester.
9. Improvements to drainage and increased biodiversity by creating dedicated wetland areas and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).
10. Support for health and wellbeing through the creation of a new linear park with sport and play facilities, wetland habitats and a walking and cycling network in what is currently private land.
11. Provision of additional land for existing schools to expand, as well as a new primary school and facilities for children and young people to play, learn and engage in sport activities within a new central park.
12. Reduced congestion in the surrounding villages by providing an alternative road network and both vehicular and pedestrian rail crossings.
13. Improvements to infrastructure deficiencies in the surrounding villages in terms of drainage, movement and open space.
14. Removal of the bottleneck at the level crossing at Woodgate and decreased journey times, significantly benefiting businesses in Bognor.
15. Support for sustainable living by creating well-insulated homes, space for food growing and high quality living environment.
16. Improvements to air quality in the existing villages by removing congestion and idling traffic at the rail crossings.

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