Comment

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

Representation ID: 22748

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Mr Stephen Pringle

Representation Summary:

DO NOT AGREE
Alternative sites as specified in the answer to Q81.

Reasons for objections to PS24.

1.Access is extremely dangerous.
2.Drainage
a) Surface water-whole area is poorly drained.
b) Sewage. The drainage system that runs underneath Main Street has blocked on many occasions.
3.Impact on Amenity
a) Proposal is outside the planning boundaries.
b) Poor public transport.
c) Doctors surgery - only two choices are Northiam or Rye, each a drive/bus journey away.
d) Dentist, the same options as the Doctors.
e) Employment-very limited.
f) School is virtually full to capacity.
g) Utilities-gas and broadband are already experiencing difficulties

Full text:

DO NOT AGREE
I believe that the three sites as specified in the answer the Question 81 should be the proposed development boundary in figure 109 and it should be amended to reflect this. Reasons for objections to site PS24.

1. As stated previously access to this site is extremely dangerous from the main road and directly to myself and my family who are immediately to the east of the property.
2. Drainage
a) Surface water. The proposal recognises the possible need for SuDS. The whole are is very poorly drained. The direct impact on adjacent properties would be a disaster.
b) Sewage. The drainage system that runs underneath Main Street has blocked on many an occasion, therefore the extra load could be sustained by the present system.
3. Impact on Amenity
This proposal impacts adversely on a significant number of dwellings as follows:
a) the proposal is outside the planning boundaries pertaining when people purchased houses adjoining. the reasonable expectation of "no disturbance" is thus denied and loss of value in our houses.
b) Public transport, of which the only form is the bus service every two hours and even more greatly reduced at weekends.
c) Doctors surgery - at the moment the only two choices are Northiam or Rye, each a drive or a bus journey away.
d) Dentist, the same options as the Doctors but not all will take NHS.
e) Employment, this is very limited in the area, combined with the assumption you have transport to get to a place of work and not relying on a poor transport system that doesn't correspond with train times.
f) Education - the village school is virtually full to capacity.
g) Utilities - gas pressure and broadband are already experiencing difficulties and failing the community, whilst upgrades are not a priority to the companies involved.