Comment
Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options
Representation ID: 22356
Received: 19/02/2017
Respondent: Salehurst & Robertsbridge Parish Council
We believe the need for affordable housing in rural areas is greatest housing need facing Rother, so want to achieve maximum return for rural areas. So wish for Option C, but we regard provision of actual homes better than financial contribution (schemes 6-10 dwellings). If financial contributions obtained, use must be ring fenced to within rural part of Rother.
In order to better evaluate the problems of affordability for housing in Rother, it would be necessary to have a further breakdown of the Rother ratios between Bexhill and the rest of the District: is this available?
We believe that the need for affordable housing in the rural areas is the greatest housing need facing Rother and so want to achieve the maximum return for rural areas. So of the options on offer, we wish for Option C, but wish it to be known that we regard the provision of actual homes better than a financial contribution for schemes of 6-10 dwellings. Even if such financial contributions are obtained, their use must be ring fenced to be within the rural part of Rother.
In order to better evaluate the problems of affordability for housing in Rother, it would be necessary to have a further breakdown of the Rother ratios between Bexhill and the rest of the District: is this available?