Object
Proposed Submission Core Strategy
Representation ID: 20751
Received: 29/09/2011
Respondent: Mr Kenneth Hutchinson
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The representation relates to paragraph 8 Policy BX2. Support is given to the overall format of the Core Strategy. Acknowledgement of objectives stated in Policy BX2 for Bexhill town centre but issues concerning the town centre have been long standing and progress has been slow in addressing those issues.
Concern over the delivery of the Link Road is integral to the Strategy whilst long standing issue of car parking facilities in Bexhill town centre remain ongoing
My comments relate to Para.3 Spatial Strategies Section 8 Bexhill
Whilst commending the overall format of the proposed Submission Core Strategy I find that Policy BX2 Bexhill Town Centre (Page 50) is really stating the obvious, and much of it has been expressed in one way or another, in newspaper articles and Council reports, for a number of years, as well as at Bexhill Town Forum meetings. But little to no progress has been made on them.
Whilst Strategy for Development (Page 51) is again reiterated the dependence upon the LINK road is a cause for concern - for the road to be constructed, in a sense, leads to 'no-where' at the Hastings end.
Meanwhile the overall parking facilities etc. still remain an on-going problem in Bexhill Town Centre. Some years ago plans were published of the railway station offices being removed to Devonshire Square, with a bridge over to Terminus Road, and the prospect of a multi/2storey car park being agreed with Sainsburys, but presumably that no longer is a possibility!