E1.S1 With a new target of 75% of new development on previously developed land within the current urban areas, a growth rate of 3-3.5% pa (if shown to be desired by residents of the sub-region) should be achievable within the current urban footprint, or with only limited greenfield development close into the two cities.

E1.S2 The Plan should contain a policy designed to ensure that countryside restraint policies are continued in all areas of countryside within the sub-regional area that are not specifically allocated for development through the LDF process.

E1.S3 The sub-regional boundary should be drawn much more tightly in towards the two cities in order to protect from development the important areas of countryside between the two cities and the assumed South Downs National Park boundary, in order to protect the strategic and local gaps within the sub-region, and in order to protect the South Downs National Park from adverse impact of development.

E1.S4 The final version of the Plan will need to be very much clearer as to how the environmental effects of the final policies for the sub-region have been assessed and taken account of, as required by law.