Comment
Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options
Representation ID: 23499
Received: 20/02/2017
Respondent: East Sussex County Council
All four options would generate additional traffic, impacting on the A259, which suffers from significant traffic congestion in peak hours.
However, with Bexhill being a key growth area, it is recognised that the development of this site will support local economic growth. Development options 1 (employment led) & 2 (residential led) would be more favourable, but it is essential that any policy includes the need to accommodate improvements to the A259 to provide a suitable access onto the strategic road network along with providing transport choice for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users, in line with Core Strategy policy TR1.
Transport Strategy & Economic Development
BEXHILL Page 128
-Preferred Site: Northeye (Former United Arab Emirates - Technical Training Project), Bexhill (Ref: BX101)
The four options for development proposed at this site would all, to some degree, generate additional traffic, impacting on the nearby A259, which currently suffers from significant traffic congestion in peak hours.
However, with Bexhill being a key growth area for the County, it is recognised that the development of this site will support local economic growth. In terms of the options presented, development options 1 (employment led) & 2 (residential led) would be more favourable, but it would be essential that any policy associated with this site includes the need to accommodate improvements to the A259 to provide a suitable access onto the strategic road network along with providing transport choice for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users, as in alignment with Core Strategy policy TR1.