Comment

Representation ID: 18769

Received: 09/02/2007

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

The South East Plan district development levels are contingent on key infrastructure. Should these schemes, including the Link Road, not come forward as planned, the development rates will be challenging.

To advocate significantly higher housing levels would have implications for the issues in paragraph 11.11. Whilst higher development levels could bring more affordable housing, it would also bring adverse effects such as insufficient employment development. This could result in increased job competition, higher out-commuting and elderly in-migration. This scenario would also require a greater greenfield component with implications for the quality and character of the environment and infrastructure delivery.