Sussex truckstop plea
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• Hauliers and truck drivers are being urged to sign a petition in support of what could be a farmer's last-ditch attempt to get permission to open a truckstop on a busy A-road in West Sussex.
John Sadler has collected more than 60 signatures on his petition to open a site on the eastbound carriageway of the A27 near Chichester.
It would have fuel bunkering, a cafe, showers, toilets and space for up to 80 artics to park overnight.
Chichester District Council turned down Sadler's application for planning permission last February saying it would "constitute a harmful intrusion of development into the open countryside".
But Sadler claims there is a need because trucks always park up on a layby next to his land, which is based less than a kilometre (0.5 miles) from Fishbourne.
Sadler plans to submit the petition to a Department of Environment adjudicator at an informal hearing on 20 October. If his application is refused he may not appeal again. He has already spent around £1,000 on drawing up plans for the site.