Object

Proposed Submission Core Strategy

Representation ID: 20851

Received: 10/11/2011

Respondent: Miss Judith Rogers

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Yet again Robertsbridge is expected to bear the brunt of new development. Following the last public inquiry in 2006, the inspector concluded that as 300 new homes had been built here in the last 30 years, any ned development shoud be for the local need i.e low-cost/sheltered housing. RA1 talks about the vitality of villages, by restricting some villages to zero growth, what happens to their vitality?, it dies as the younger geraration of villagers (who may have long links to the village) are force to move to other villages/towns. No justification for each level on building has been made.

Full text:

Yet again Robertsbridge is expected to bear the brunt of new development. Following the last public inquiry in 2006, the inspector concluded that as 300 new homes had been built here in the last 30 years, any ned development shoud be for the local need i.e low-cost/sheltered housing. RA1 talks about the vitality of villages, by restricting some villages to zero growth, what happens to their vitality?, it dies as the younger geraration of villagers (who may have long links to the village) are force to move to other villages/towns. No justification for each level on building has been made.