Policy Context

16. The following are of particular relevance:

• Government Guidance

  • PPS1 Delivering Sustainable Development
  • PPS3 Housing
  • PPG15 Planning and the Historic Environment
  • PPG16 Archaeology and Planning
  • PPG17 Planning for Open Space, Sport and Recreation
  • PPS25 Development and Flood Risk

• Regional Planning Guidance for the South East

• draft South East Plan (January 2005)

• East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Structure Plan (December 1999)

• Rother District Local Plan (July 2006)

  Including Policies GD1 (general development criteria), GD2 (availability of infrastructure and services), HG1 (affordable housing), HG3 (housing mix), HG4 (principles of sustainable residential environments), CF2 (safeguarding of recreational/leisure facilities), CF4 (provision of play areas), CF7 (provision of public art), TR2 (improvements to sustainable transport), TR3 (provision of parking facilities), RY1 (planning strategy for Rye) and RY3 (land adjacent to Rock Channel).

• SPDs and other Guidance

  • Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (October 2006)
  • Rye Conservation Area Appraisal
  • Statement of Community Involvement (August 2006)
  • East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Construction and Demolition Waste Supplementary Planning Document