STOP Mayfield Market Towns destroying our communities by building 7,000 unsustainable houses.

Mayfield’s plans for a new town northeast of Henfield, on the Mid Sussex boundary, will have grave consequences for our local infrastructure, flooding risk, ecology, landscape and economy.

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Why is LAMBS Opposed to
Mayfield Market Town?

Destruction of the Sussex Weald

Mayfield Market Town will destroy thousands of acres of pristine countryside in the Sussex Weald, exterminating vital local habitats. The proposed new town slices through the world-renowned views of Devil’s Dyke. It will destroy a key part of the Sussex countryside forever.

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Impact on Local Communities

Mayfield Market Town will destroy the rural setting and way of life for all surrounding communities. The local economy will be impacted by the loss of several tourist sites. The inherent value of the land and its amenities, for local residents and the wider Sussex community, will be lost forever.

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Unwanted & Unsustainable

Mayfield Market town has been rejected by our local MPs, Parish & District Councils and local residents, and was deemed “unsustainable” by a Planning Inspector in March 2018. The area has inadequate infrastructure for a development of this size, and no train station.

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Welcome to LAMBS: Locals Against Mayfield Building Sprawl

Locals Against Mayfield Building Sprawl is an action group set up to stop Mayfield Market Town’s proposal for a new development of 7,000-10,000 houses in pristine Sussex countryside. We consist of residents who live and work in the Albourne, Shermanbury, Woodmancote and Wineham area, which is being pushed by Mayfield Market Towns Limited (Mayfield) as being suitable for their proposed new town. We all strongly believe that the area is completely unsuitable for the proposed development, and are promoting this view to all local residents and the wider community.

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What are Community Leaders Saying about Mayfield Market Town?

Andrew Griffith

Arundel & South Downs MP

I wanted to write and state my personal opposition to the Mayfield Market Town proposals and to pledge my full support. I believe any planning authority should place great weight on factors such as the ecology of the site, the flood risk (both direct and indirect impact downstream), traffic concerns and the impact on the visual landscape.

Mims Davies

Mid Sussex MP

This development muted from Mayfield is completely unacceptable and would surely threaten our beautiful area and decimate precious countryside. It is both unwanted and unwarranted. It must be resisted fully and I congratulate you on the excellent campaign you have waged so far.

Anthony Watts Williams

LAMBS founder

How could anyone build a town of some 10,000 homes in an area that has no infrastructure, no jobs, is prone to flooding and is miles away from a railway station?