Comment
Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options
Representation ID: 23161
Received: 16/02/2017
Respondent: Peasmarsh Parish Council
General observations on constraints within Peasmarsh
With the re-development of The Maltings adding ten extra dwellings and the proposal to add another 45 dwellings this will increase the population of the village by around 120, (10% increase). It is hard to see how the village will be able to absorb this increase without the following issues detailed below being addressed:
a. Drainage.
b. Pressure on Doctors surgery.
c. Pressure on Dentist facilities.
d. Reduced bus service.
e. Village primary school is nearing capacity.
f. Utilities - Gas pressure and broadband are already experiencing difficulties.
g. Employment opportunities are very limited.
General observations on constraints within Peasmarsh infrastructure
With the re-development of The Maltings complex adding ten extra dwellings and the proposal to add another 45 dwellings this will increase the population of the village by around 120 (2.3 people per household 2011 census) an approximate 10% increase. It is hard to see how the village will be able to absorb this increase without the issues detailed below being addressed - which sadly this document fails to acknowledge or address.
a. Drainage - Concerns that a number of issues regarding the drainage and in particular the foul water have been reported over a number of years and the Parish Council have regularly been told this is due to the Iden treatment works running near to its maximum capacity.
b. Doctors surgery - Residents at present have to go to either The Rye Medical Centre or The Northiam Surgery both of which will be under increased pressure by developments within the surrounding villages and may have to start limiting their patients to those within their catchment area.
c. Dentist - A lack of local access to NHS provision.
d. Bus service - Reduced to a two hourly service in April 2016, day time only and more limited on Saturdays, with the prospect that this will be reduce even further due to budgetary constraints at ESCC.
e. The village primary school, already extended to meet local need, is nearing capacity and will almost certainly struggle to accommodate additional children with little space to extend further.
f. Utilities - Gas pressure and broadband are already experiencing difficulties and are regularly failing the community whilst upgrading is not a priority to the companies involved.
g. Employment opportunities are very limited and what few there are tend to be mostly in the service and tourist sector, which are generally minimum wage or at best low paid, making even so called affordable housing no more than a dream.
Additional supporting information was supplied which can be viewed here:
http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28053