New employment hub at Worthing's Decoy Farm to bring extra jobs to town
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The borough council’s application to build an industrial estate at Decoy Farm is to be decided by its planning committee during a meeting on Wednesday (March 22).
The land, in Dominion Way, which forms part of the East Worthing Trading Estate, has lain dormant since 1979 because of contamination of the soil.
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Hide AdDecontamination work has now been carried out and the plan now is to build six 10-12m high industrial units, creating an estimated 264 jobs.
Planning officers have recommended the application for approval.
A report to the committee said: “The proposed development would provide a significant amount of new employment floorspace, with economic benefits.
“It would find a sustainable long term solution for this former landfill site and its environmental condition would be enhanced.
“Any harms have been satisfactorily mitigated through the design process.”