Comment

Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options

Representation ID: 22436

Received: 03/02/2017

Respondent: 9th Bexhill Scout Group

Representation Summary:

No. No mention of or retention of the Scouting provision located there.

However ample acknowledgement is provided to the existing coach and lorry park.

Our recommendation would be to make addition to Policy:

(xii) Provides continued Scouting opportunities either at the current location of the 9th Bexhill Scout Hall or within close proximity to their current site. Close proximity within this context would mean within preferred site BX122 boundary or not less than 500 meters from the boundary of preferred site BX122

This would be in line with the Sustainability Appraisal.

Would also be compliant with option C Policy DCO1.

Full text:

No.

At no point within Policy BEX 15 is there mention of , let alone retention of, the current Scouting provision located at 9th Bexhill Scout Group Hall.
However ample acknowledgement and intent is provided to the existing coach and lorry park based in Wainwright Road within BEX 15 (x).

Our recommendation would be to make an addition to Policy BEX 15 by inserting the following.

(xii) Provides continued Scouting opportunities either at the current location of the 9th Bexhill Scout Hall or within close proximity to their current site. Close proximity within this context would mean within preferred site BX122 boundary or not less than 500 meters from the boundary of preferred site BX 122

The above statement would be in line with items 7 and 8 of the Sustainability Appraisal Document Nov 2016.
Also (xii) would be compliant with Development Policy 7 and or its possible new policy, option C Policy DCO1: Retention of Sites of Social or Economic Value. In particular its last paragraph

"Proposals should not result in the loss of facilities or features which may undermine the viability of its use, including, but not limited to, carparks, gardens, and function rooms."