Q.6 DISAGREE IN PART: THE 18 MONTH MARKETING CAMPAIGN IS TOO LONG AND SITES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS.
Q.7 DISAGREE IN PART: THE POLICY IS DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST EQUESTRIAN ACTIVITIES IN RURAL AREAS AND SHOULD NOT GO TOWARDS PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM OWNING HORSES.
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT ROTHER DC HAS NOT UNDERTAKEN A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF 'BRIDLEWAYS' IN THE ROTHER AREA, AS CATSFIELD FOR ONE HAS FEW BRIDLEWAYS.
PROPOSED SITES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS.
Q.67 AGREE: IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY OTHER SITES PARISH COUNCIL CONSIDER THE 'PREFERRED' SITES ACCEPTABLE
Q.68 DISAGREE IN PART: THE DENSITY OF HOUSING FOR THIS SITE IS TOO HIGH. PARISH COUNCIL IS CONCERNED WITH THE IMPACT OF THE ADDITIONAL VOLUME OF CARS AND PROVISION OF CAR PARKING SPACES. THE VILLAGE LACKS THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS LEVEL OF EXTRA HOUSING I.E. THE PRIMARY SCHOOL IS OVERSUBSCRIBED. ACCESS TO THE SITE IS NOT GOOD AND ON A ROAD (THE GREEN) WHICH HAS EXISTING PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDING AND DANGEROUS OVERTAKING. LIGHTING NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO PREVENT URBANISATION OF THE VILLAGE.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO VILLAGE RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Q.69 THOUGH PLANNING PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO VILLAGE RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN CONSIDERING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Q.70 AGREE AS PROPOSED.

ROTHER AND HASTINGS PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY
PARISH COUNCIL HAS REVIEWED THE COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN RELATION TO THE CATSFIELD RECREATION GROUND AND HAS THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
THE PLAYING FIELD IS SUITABLY ADEQUATE AND WELL MAINTAINED FOR ITS TYPE OF USE - TRADITIONAL VILLAGE SPORTS. PARISH COUNCIL IS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE REPORT HAS BEEN PRODUCED ON A SEVERE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE USE OF THE PLAYING FIELD. A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY IS SPENT ON MAINTAINING THE GROUND. IT IS NOT TOO LONG AGO A NEW PAVILION WAS BUILT, WHICH HAD TO MEET FOOTBALL LEAGUE STANDARDS.
THE PLAY AREA HAS ALSO ONLY RECENTLY BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED WITH NEW EQUIPMENT. THE FACT THAT THE PHOTOGRAPH BEING USED TO PROMOTE THIS POLICY IS OF THE CATSFIELD PLAYING FIELD AND PAVILION MUST GIVE SOME CREDIBILITY TO THE FACILITIES. FOR A SMALL SERVICE VILLAGE CATSFIELD HAS GOOD RECREATIONAL / SPORTS FACILITIES. THE PLAYING FIELD HAS RESTRICTIONS IN THAT IT IS ALSO BISECTED BY A PUBLIC FOOTPATH. ROTHER DC DO NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CATSFIELD RECREATION
GROUND IS NOT JUST A PLAYING / SPORTS FIELD - IT IS A RECREATION GROUND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.