It is questionable whether any major development is viable in this immediate area, because of the lack of a usable public transport service making the employment opportunities very small in number, particularly for those not having their own transport.

However if there must be more housing in Peasmarsh there are a number of problems with the chosen site. Firstly the site is outside the 'envelope' agreed by Rother and East Sussex in the Village plan which was exhaustively researched and agreed in I think 2006 ie about 10 years ago. This is flying in the face of governments avowed policy of 'Localism'.

The proposal to 'hard surface' a considerable area above land that has been known
historically to have surface water problems does seem perverse and attempting to ameliorate the effects would require very extensive groundworks.

Another major consideration is the affect that 40+ houses would have on the traffic through the village. The vehicles would be coming into the A268 just below the brow of a hill and close to a bend making sightlines very poor.

Yet another problem is the foul water drainage this has been a continual problem in the village and it was agreed at parish level that no more development should take place until the sewers were upgraded to cope with pumping the effluent up to the Iden sewage works.

Also if the plan goes ahead the disturbance for the immediate neighbours will be extensive and very long lasting, I have personal experience of this from living next door to the Farleys Way estate whilst it was being built. It does seem a little unfair to have two large estates built one abutting my front garden and the other my back garden.