Comment

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

Representation ID: 22893

Received: 13/02/2017

Respondent: Mrs Rosemary Stammers

Representation Summary:

BEX9 is inappropriate, is adjacent to the development boundary extended far enough all ready), there are more appropriate brownfield sites!

BEX3 is brownfield, more suitable infrastructure (GP's/Schools/shops/access to Bexhill, St. Leonards and Hastings). BX101 Northeye is brownfield.

Access via un-adopted roads. Little Common is congested much of the time.

Air pollution is getting close to breaching safe levels!

The area has an abundance of protected wildlife. I would expect a reduction on the rateable value of the properties.

BEX9 as well as BEX7 and BEX6 are un-necessary and unsuitable and would be harmful to Little Common.

BX116 should be excluded.

Full text:

I do not agree with the preferred sites for housing development at Bexhill. I would prefer you not to build on Proposed Development Site/policy no. BEX9 - Site Ref BX116 as I feel that it is totally inappropriate, it is adjacent to the development boundary of Bexhill, the boundary has been extended far enough all ready, also it is a Green Field Site and there are far more appropriate Brown Field Site more readily available! It would be more befitting to build on Brown Field Sites, I much prefer proposed development site/policy No BEX3 (options 2 & 3) site Ref BX124 which is a Brown Field Site, NBAR would be a much more suitable site for residents due to the availability of its Iocal infrastructure, GP's, Schools, shops etc as well as the fact that they can access Bexhill, St. Leonard's and Hastings without having to use the A259 which is already grossly congested much of the time. Another more suitable site would be 8X101 Northeye, another Brown Field Site.

BEX9 Spindlewood Drive is not a suitable site for numerous reasons. It does not have the appropriate infrastructure, it struggles with the present amount of residents. The approved development of 342 houses at Barnhorn Green will break the back of Little Commons existing infrastructure without any more being added.

Spindlewood Drive, Meads Road, Maple Walk and surrounding un-adopted roads are
narrow and are not suitable for very heavy vehicle's, some of these could become rat runs. The area already has a huge amount of car movements every day without an added extra vehicle movement of around 800. This will result in congestion along
Meads Road, along Cooden Sea Road onto Little Common Roundabout and the A259
which is already congested much of the time, especially rush hours morning and
evening. This win also result in Little Common roundabout becoming gridlocked more often than not and impacting on all the surrounding roads, bearing in mind that those from the extra houses at Barnhorn Green will also add to the congestion already being experienced on the A259. I believe that the existing air pollution levels in the area around Little Common and the A259 are getting close to breaching safe levels and with the additional traffic flows and congestion will tip them over the permitted levels, which is grave concern for all residents!

The area surrounding Little Common and Cooden Sea Road is peaceful, tranquil and
has an abundance of protected wild life. When I moved here I paid a premium for my property because of the surrounding environment and have paid more than the local average house costs and also pay a high Council Tax even though we live on an un-made road with no lighting, should the proposed development BEX9 go ahead I would expect a reduction on the rateable value of the properties as you will be spoiling the environment in the area.

The proposed development off Spindlewood Drive BEX9 as well as BEX7 and BEX6 are un-necessary and unsuitable and would be destructive and harmful to Little Common and the area as a whole.

I feel that Spindlewood Drive, site Ref BX116 (Policy no, BEX9) should be excluded
from the second DaSA consultation process.