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.”

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.

Consultation closes 12 noon on 24 August 2026

How to submit your response:

Step 1. Read the Guidance

Our short objection toolkit explains what’s proposed, what the Inspector is deciding, the strongest arguments, and how to write a response that carries weight.

Step 2. Write your Response

Use your own words; that matters more than length. Focus on evidence, infrastructure and impact, pick your strongest two or three points, and end with: “I consider this modification unsound (or not legally compliant) because…” and say what should change.

Step 3. Submit

Respond online through the Horsham District Council portal (Local Plan 2023–2040 Main Modifications) and comment on the Kingswood / Adversane allocation, MM227.

Submit before 12 noon, Monday 24 August.

Prefer email or post? 

By email
Download the Representation Form below, complete it, and email it to localplan@horsham.gov.uk with the subject line “Strategic Policy HA(NP1): Land at Adversane (Kingswood).”

By post
Download and print the Representation Form below, complete it, and post it to the address on the form.

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.

Who we are

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 force a pause on the district’s biggest sites.

Questions, suggestions, or want to get involved?

Email us: info@bigstand.co.uk

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