Wealden District Council welcomes the Proposed Submission Core Strategy for Rother District and supports the approach taken of balancing all requirements in the provision of growth. In particular supports the critical nature of timely infrastructure delivery to support economic and housing growth both in Rother District and within the Sussex Coast sub region and the necessary implications that this has upon the scale and pace of growth that can be accommodated.
8. The consideration of the change in circumstances from when the South East Plan was being developed to the current situation is considered to be a valid approach in the development of the Core Strategy. By the very nature and legislative requirements of the assessments and evidence required for Local Development Frameworks, the analysis and conclusions will be more detailed, locally valid and up to date than that of the Regional Spatial Strategy. The Regional Spatial Strategy does acknowledge this fact however and has a range of policies concerning sustainable development, including provision of infrastructure, and housing provision which need to be considered in this context. The Proposed Submission Core Strategy is based on what is considered by Rother District Council to be a robust and current evidence base of deliverability and sustainability considerations and therefore this approach is supported.