The BX124 NBAR development has the scope to be an exciting and extensive new development where there is great scope for the proposed numbers of properties and more, in certain areas; greater scope, certainly than some sites which attempt to insert new developments into small areas of existing residential areas, so lessening the impact on current residents and enhancing the environment for the new residents.

I believe it should be possible to comfortably accommodate at least the dwellings and business premises development suggested in Option 3. This would ease pressure for higher-density housing developments in some of the other Preferred Sites and the business premises development could potentially offer employment on the doorstep for new residents. This aids RDC with simultaneous progress towards residential development and economic development.

The open space around the NBAR gives good scope for proper development of local facilities, which were lost, for example, in the Barnhorn Green development. Local shops, doctors' surgeries, play areas, a sub-post-office, nurseries and other useful facilities could be incorporated at the planning stage and made mandatory for developers to provide. Development along these lines would not affect such a large number of existing residents as most of the other larger development proposals.

In addition, new residents would have easy access to the services of Sidley and the wider area via the Bexhill-Hastings Link Road and the improved A21 access now under development. Additionally, new residents here have easy access to the north west via the existing A269 and beyond it the A271, further reducing west-bound journeys which would otherwise go along the A259.

Furthermore, if we had a Bexhill western bypass (linking the NBAR to the A259 west of Little Common) it could give BX124 residents easy access to east or west via those link roads without any added load on the A259 through Little Common.