A SHEET resident has claimed this week that plans to develop an area of land in the village for housing, which could include a new church hall, is a contentious issue which could "divide the community".

In the Herald last week chairman of Sheet's Way Ahead committee Nigel Wells said a new church hall for St Mary's Magdalen would help meet the needs of the village's fast growing population.

A full version of this story will be found in the Petersfield Herald of January 26, 2001.