THE county council has recommended that a hugely controversial proposal to build 500 homes on land between Copthorne and Crawley be rejected.The planned St Modwen development, west of Copthorne, which would effectively join the village onto Crawley, was scrutinised by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) on January 29.The authority has criticised "poor and inadequate" pedestrian and cycle routes and a lack of provision for bus services.It adds that these poor transport links will result...
