Object
Proposed Submission Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan
Representation ID: 24115
Received: 06/12/2018
Respondent: Fairlight Parish Council
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Policy DEN6: Land Stability
Coastal Erosion - Fairlight
While in general warmly welcoming policy DEN6 Fairlight Parish Council considers that policy fails in its objective in one respect.
The policy, while recognising the importance of controlling development near the cliff edge, fails to take away permitted development rights. (See General Development Order, Article 4). Those rights can lead to large and heavy structures being constructed without the need for planning permission, together with extensive excavation and construction work. Such structures and works are capable of destabilising the cliff.
By removing permitted development rights householders would have to apply for planning permission and a proper assessment of the proposal's effect on the cliff can be made through the planning process.
Paragraph 6.65 of the DaSA refers to the National Policy. It is submitted that Rother, in declining to commit to an Article 4 direction in its policy, has failed to pay proper regard to those policies and options available to it.
Fairlight Parish Council wishes to be represented at the public inspection.
Policy DEN6: Land Stability
Coastal Erosion - Fairlight
While in general warmly welcoming policy DEN6 Fairlight Parish Council considers that policy fails in its objective in one respect.
The policy, while recognising the importance of controlling development near the cliff edge, fails to take away permitted development rights. (See General Development Order, Article 4). Those rights can lead to large and heavy structures being constructed without the need for planning permission, together with extensive excavation and construction work. Such structures and works are capable of destabilising the cliff.
By removing permitted development rights householders would have to apply for planning permission and a proper assessment of the proposal's effect on the cliff can be made through the planning process.
Paragraph 6.65 of the DaSA refers to the National Policy. It is submitted that Rother, in declining to commit to an Article 4 direction in its policy, has failed to pay proper regard to those policies and options available to it.
Fairlight Parish Council wishes to be represented at the public inspection.