We object to this modification for the following reasons:
1. It conflicts with RDC policy SRM1which seeks to mitigate the effects of climate change by promoting sustainable transport;
2. It conflicts with RDC policy TR2 which commits the council to making
'Improvements in the availability, quality and efficiency of sustainable transport';
3. It conflicts with RDC's responsibilities under the Climate Change Act 2008 to take action to reduce carbon emissions.

Further reasons for objection:
We note that a station at Glyne Gap is an aspiration specified in the East Sussex County Council LocalTransport Plan 3 (LTP3) - 4.18 and 4.52.
A new station would also strongly reinforce and be highly compatible with all the Transport Specific Objectives' and 'High Level LTP Objectives' described in Table 1 of 2.6 of LTP3 (Below).
The 'Transport Specific Objective' with the highest score in the table - 'Access to jobs, services and leisure' - would be strongly reinforced by a new station: it would be available to all, including 'persuadable' car drivers - those willing to consider a mode shift to a high quality available alternative. The station would therefore have a high 'social equity' component.
The study used by RDC assumes that only 1 train per hour would stop at the proposed new station, whereas new signaling currently being installed would, in fact, allow an increase to 2 trains per hour to stop, which increases the viability of the proposition.