Object

Main Modifications to the Proposed Submission Core Strategy

Representation ID: 21308

Received: 02/09/2013

Respondent: Devine Homes

Agent: Courtley Consultants Ltd

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Policy OSS1 (i) Object to housing figure 5700 as this does not meet the Councils objectively assessed housing needs.

(iii)(c) object to the presumption that growth in villages should be limited especially were evidence exists to suggest that the potential for growth may be greater. The Council have fundamentally failed to assess the capacity of sustainable villages (such as Robertsbridge) to accommodate greater levels of housing because it has failed to carryout the necessary investigation into the Landscape Capacity of the settlements that fall within the AONB.

Full text:

Policy OSS1 (i) Object to housing figure 5700 as this does not meet the Councils objectively assessed housing needs.

(iii)(c) object to the presumption that growth in villages should be limited especially were evidence exists to suggest that the potential for growth may be greater. The Council have fundamentally failed to assess the capacity of sustainable villages (such as Robertsbridge) to accommodate greater levels of housing because it has failed to carryout the necessary investigation into the Landscape Capacity of the settlements that fall within the AONB.