No. This site is unsuitable for a wide range of reasons, several that the Council are aware of.
1. The entrance via Spindlewood Drive is not a viable entrance for the amount of traffic it would have to contend with. The only viable acess is via Barnholm Farm/Manor onto the A259. This road will be enhanced due to the Barnholm Green development.
2. The Pevensy Levels being a site of International ecological significance will be encroached on with the resultant loss of wildlife Badgers ,Crested Nets etc
3. The Pevensey Levels are also an area of low lying land which is liable to flooding with global warming and the present assessed risk being in Flooding Zone 2/3.
4. The Local area is poorly drained and the land is often sodden. This development will increase the lag time and will result in the increased risk of flooding to existing properties. Unlike the bland statement Should not increae flooding stated in the information.
5. With the increase in population the demand for amenities will be raised. Is there to be a new Primary School? Little Common is Good yet full, the development of Barnholm Green now without a Primary School will make the situation even worse. Will there be increased access to General Practitioners? The present Little Common Surgery is well over subscribed.
6.Where are the jobs for all of these people? Brighton, Eastbourne, Lewes,? Thse people will come to rely on their cars for transport and put a huge extra pressure on the A259. At present the long queues at peak time are time consuming and leading to 'Rat Runs 'being created, such as along Herbrand Walk and Sluice Road. Before any development takes place in or near Little Common the traffic flow has to be included.
7. The data you have used to assess the access to Spindlewood Drive does not reflect the real world. Meads Avenue is a narrow turning and with parked cars narrow. The turn into Spindlewood is also narrow and unsuitable particularly for heavier traffic flows than now.
8. This development will continue the expansion of urban areas which if not stopped and Green Belts established will lead to a continuous urban area from Hastings to
Eastbourne.
9.The development will lead to the loss of more Ancient woodland and other trees that now only form field boundaries.
10. Little Common is not the thriving commercial community as described in your information. The Coop has closed and in year has not been occupied. The main commercial activities are Estate Agents, Hair Salons and Cafes.
11. Before any development takes place in and around Little Common the traffic flow has to be improved.
12. Before development takes place the ecological barriers to existing properties MUST be planted extending at least 10 meteres from existing boundaries.