Operation Watershed update

Lavant Parish Council has received an update on the Operation Watershed planned works to Chilgrove and Fordwater Road. The original delay was due to resurfacing works that had been planned for this year, but these have now been postponed until 2027.

As the works will require Fordwater Road to be closed to through traffic, this is causing further delays because of Goodwood's event schedule. As a result, the works are now unlikely to begin until after the Goodwood Revival in September.

There is hope that at least some of the Chilgrove works can be completed before the summer, as the works will not be able to take place if there is heavy rainfall. We will update the parish as and when we receive any further updates.