Comment

Representation ID: 18856

Received: 14/02/2007

Respondent: The National Trust

The South East Plan will ultimately set the targets for future development in the District over the plan period. We have consistently argued that to achieve sustainable development a 'capacity approach' is required which takes into account local needs and the potential of the region to accommodate growth. In Rother we would oppose higher levels of growth than those currently proposed in the South East Plan due primarily to the potentially unacceptable impact on open countryside and the High Weald AONB.