Comment

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

Representation ID: 22935

Received: 07/02/2017

Respondent: Mr & Mrs Hans & Mary Heetveld

Representation Summary:

BX116 should be deleted and BXI01/BX120 developed only as outlined in response to questions about these sites.

Building hundreds of houses in an already congested area will put undue pressure on infrastructure and resources.

School and doctors are rapidly nearing, or already reached capacity. They do not have potential for extension, access and parking is difficult.

Parking is already at a premium and will only get worse.

A259 between the Denbigh/the roundabout and between Northeye/the roundabout are frequently gridlocked. Building the North Bexhill Access Road should have priority above all other development, if only to improve access to the Conquest.

Full text:

General comment on BX101, BX1 16 and BX120 all situated West of Little Common roundabout. The latter two sites BX116 should be deleted and BXI01 and BX 120 developed only as outlined in response to questions about these sites.

Building hundreds of houses on these three sites situated in an already congested area will put undue pressure on the existing infrastructure and resources.

Both the local School and the local Doctor's Surgery are rapidly nearing, or have already reached, the maximum capacity stage. They do not have any potential for extension on their present sites, while access and parking is already very difficult.

Parking in Little Common is already at a premium and will only get worse with an influx of new residents. This situation affects access to the Post Office, our local shop, the Library, the Community Centre and some Church Halls, restricting residents using these essential services.

The A259 sections between the Denbigh and the roundabout and between Northeye and the roundabout are frequently gridlocked and the cars of any new residents will come to a standstill. This means that the building of the North Bexhill Access Road should have priority above all other development projects, if only to improve access to the Conquest Hospital.