If we develop as propsoed in the Core Strategy we will continue to build awful estates which I believe contribute to a host of negatives including family breakdown, depression, mental health issues and vandalism. poor design and quality is exacerbated by the lack of open space. If, for example, you were to go and visit Hailsham and Hellingly area you could see the awful estates being developed. The houses are too compacted; there are no open spaces, cheaply built and expensive to buy.

Open market housing makes most people have mortgages beyong their means, again I may refer you to my previous comment made on policy EC1 referring to the community land trust, adn we shoudl not allow developers to build what they want but should instruct them to build what is needed. We cannot have open market housing with more and more people dependent in part-time jobs. In my comment on policy EC1 I state that there is a need for a large number of affordable dwellings annually. It then goes on to say that Rother District will deliver them over a number of years, some of these may be called affordable when in reality they are not and the vast majority will remain on the waiting list. The 70% open market can bring more people to the area, putting more pressure on social services and school placements. We should stop building open market housing. See comments to policy EC1 plus visit www.campaign-for-change.co.uk for more details.