I am a life long resident of Catsfield, my family have lived in the village for several generations and I have previously been Chairman of the Catsfield Parish Council. I attended the parish council meeting on Monday 23rd September.
I object to the main modifications of the Local Plan Core Strategy Document because the number of houses inserted in the document does not reflect local need and will overwhelm the village. The proposed site at the rear of the White Hart Public House is totally unsuitable for large scale development because the only access is onto the main road at a point where there are already four roads joining the main road through the village. There have been numerous accidents around the village centre, one resident was killed, due to the high volume of traffic travelling from Bexhill to Battle and the number of vehicles stopping at the village shops, turning into Church Road to go through to Crowhurst etc etc. The field itself is extremely wet and in an AONB, which we always strived to keep intact and in fact Rother Planning Authority and also Government Inspectors have supported this aim by rejecting previous applications.