Stop 3,200 new homes at Adversane
Horsham District Council wants to drop a new town of around 3,200 homes onto greenfield countryside at Adversane — the “Kingswood” development, forced back into the Local Plan through late “Main Modifications”. The allocation has been introduced through Main Modification MM227.
This is isolated land, far from jobs, with no railway and roads that already can’t cope — and no secured schools, GP capacity or infrastructure to support it.
The public consultation has closed
Our campaign continues
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read the proposals, write a response and have your say on the proposed Kingswood development at Adversane. The consultation responses will now go to the independent Planning Inspector examining the Horsham District Local Plan.
What happens next?
1. Hearing process
begins on 27 August 2026
The next stage of the examination process begins, with the Kingswood proposal scheduled to be considered over the following weeks.
2. Hearing statements
Deadline: 25 September 2026
Statements will be submitted ahead of the examination hearings.
3. Examination hearings
13–23 October 2026
The Inspector will examine the outstanding issues and evidence relating to the Local Plan, including the proposed Adversane allocation.
4. Inspector’s report
October / November 2026
Following the hearings, the Inspector will prepare their report and conclusions.
5. Final report
January 2027
The Inspector’s final report is currently expected to be submitted to the Council.
6. Plan adoption
January 2027 · date TBC
The Council may then move towards adoption of the Local Plan, subject to the Inspector’s conclusions and the process completing as expected.
We are not going anywhere
The consultation may have closed, but BigSTAND remains active.
We’ll continue to follow the Local Plan examination, monitor new evidence and documents, attend the examination hearings, keep residents informed, challenge proposals where appropriate, and campaign to protect Adversane. There is still a long way to go — and we’ll be there for what comes next.
Stay informed. Stay active.
We’ll keep watching what happens, keep asking questions and keep you informed about the decisions that could shape Adversane and the surrounding countryside for decades to come.
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Questions, suggestions, or want to get involved?
Email us: info@bigstand.co.uk
What’s at stake
A development of this size would put thousands of extra cars onto the A29 and B2133, bringing daily congestion to Pulborough, Billingshurst and the surrounding villages — roads that already struggle at peak times.
It would pile further pressure onto GP surgeries, dentists, schools and utilities that are already at capacity, with no guarantee they’ll be expanded to keep pace. And it would mean the permanent loss of greenfield countryside, local habitats and protected wildlife — reaching towards the wider Sussex landscape and the South Downs beyond.
Most of all, it would change the character of our villages forever. Once this countryside is built on, there is no getting it back.
About BigSTAND
BigSTAND is a community campaign group formed in 2020 to oppose the “Kingswood” plan at Adversane — thousands of homes on open greenfield countryside. Since then we’ve fought mass housing across the Horsham District through legal objections, lobbying and community campaigning, helping to force a pause on the district’s biggest sites.
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