Last piece of housing jigsaw for Midhurst's Lamberts Lane

Adam O’Brien, managing director of Metis Homes unveiled a proposal to build 22 homes on land next to Midhurst Rother College playing fields currently occupied by tennis courts and derelict buildings which used to be home to the Women’s Institute, the youth club and Midhurst Nursery lass.

Mr O’Brien said his company had agreed terms with West Sussex County Council to buy the land and it would shortly be holding a public exhibition to show the plans to members of the public before making a formal planning application.

He said there was a ‘courtyard approach’ to the design and there would be a mix of one, two and three bedroom houses with two four bedroom homes.

There would, he said, also be some affordable housing.

“The plan has evolved with the national park design panel and there is a terraced development fronting onto Lamberts Lane of four homes which reflects the character of the immediate vicinity of two storey homes.”

More homes would front onto the playing fields ‘facing the public realm’ with another six behind those facing Lamberts Lane.

Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live.

Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on.

1) Make our website your homepage at www.midhurstandpetworth.co.uk/

2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MidhurstandPetworthObserver

3) Follow us on Twitter @mid_pet_obs

4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here.

And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out!

The Midhurst and Petworth Observer - always the first with your local news.

Be part of it.