Object
Proposed Submission Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan
Representation ID: 24113
Received: 06/12/2018
Respondent: Fairlight Parish Council
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Fairlight Parish Council has always resisted the development of the East Field (Land East of Waites Lane) on Wakehams Farm. Our position remains unchanged. Previous consultations have indicated also that most residents would prefer there to be no development on this site.
However, as part of the Neighbourhood Planning process our assessment was that there was no alternative site in Fairlight which could be developed if, and only if, the local need for this could be demonstrated.
We recognise that it is essential that Rother has an up to date Local Plan. If Fairlight must have an allocation a modest development of 20 dwellings in accordance with Figure 12 of the Core Strategy 2014 with 50% age restricted as proposed in the proposed DaSA would be preferable to the much larger development of 150 homes for which a planning application has been submitted (ref: RR/2018/2726/P)
Any future application would have to show how all planning issues including drainage and safe access would be managed and would be subject to robust examination.
Fairlight Parish Council wishes to be represented at the public inspection.
Fairlight Parish Council has always resisted the development of the East Field (Land East of Waites Lane) on Wakehams Farm. Our position remains unchanged. Previous consultations have indicated also that most residents would prefer there to be no development on this site.
However, as part of the Neighbourhood Planning process our assessment was that there was no alternative site in Fairlight which could be developed if, and only if, the local need for this could be demonstrated.
We recognise that it is essential that Rother has an up to date Local Plan. If Fairlight must have an allocation a modest development of 20 dwellings in accordance with Figure 12 of the Core Strategy 2014 with 50% age restricted as proposed in the proposed DaSA would be preferable to the much larger development of 150 homes for which a planning application has been submitted (ref: RR/2018/2726/P)
Any future application would have to show how all planning issues including drainage and safe access would be managed and would be subject to robust examination.
Fairlight Parish Council wishes to be represented at the public inspection.