Comment

Representation ID: 18662

Received: 01/02/2007

Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd

Agent: Charles Planning Associates Limited

In terms of Bexhill's development potential the key issue remains to be the delivery of the Link Road, which continues to be delayed despite assurances from East Sussex County Council. It is not considered that Bexhill can accommodate development without the Link Road and the delay has already led to a significant delay in the District's delivery of housing to meet the existing housing requirement. On this basis, whilst the Council appears to acknowledge this difficulty, the Core Strategy must ensure that sufficient flexibility is included to allow for a different approach to development at Bexhill should the Link Road not be delivered in sufficient time to allow for the delivery of the North Bexhill allocation by 2016 as currently envisaged.