Policy DEN7

The policy refers to "...adverse impacts on health, local amenities or environment
character...". This is slanted towards human issues but the thresholds for many species and habitats are often lower than those for human health. The wording should be amended to ensure that it is clear that species and habitats are also included e.g. add biodiversity to the list.

The Policy does not deal with development on contaminated land - it should, for
example, encourage development and re-use of contaminated land, provided
accompanied by a complete survey and plan for remedial measures.

It should be noted that the document 'Planning Noise Advice Document: Sussex' is
effectively out of date, as it does not take account of either BS 8233 2014 'Sound
Insulation and Noise Reduction for Buildings - Code of Practice', which supersedes the 1999 guidance, or BS 4142:2014 'Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound', which supersedes the 1997 guidance. The impact - if any - of these updated documents on the proposed policy still requires assessing by RDC.