The policy plan with respect to bex9 (site ref BX116) is substantially flawed because

1) it fails to adequately protect the Pevensey levels in both the short and long term. Proposed mitigation strategies not being in any way sufficient to ensure that the levels are safeguarded (for which the council has a legal duty)
2 )Traffic issues have not been properly addressed.
A) A259 -further overcrowding on an already busy and dangerous road which has been closed at least 3 times over the past year because of serious accidents (noise, pollution and risk of accident making this development undesirable).
B) Rat runs. This is already a problem on certain roads in the area (sluce lane and others to the north of the A259) The A259 is the only road capable of taking reasonable volumes of traffic (including emergency vehicles) between Eastbourne and Bexhill/Hastings. When this road is congested (or closed) traffic is forced onto side roads creating "rat runs" through unsuitable roads (some with significant vulnerable populations -children/elderly -and no pavement /poor visibility) The proposed development with the connecting road between the A259 and Spindlewood drive (and from there to Bexhill/ Hastings via Cooden sea road or maple walk) would take this problem to a whole new level with significant risk of accidents (an entirely foreseeable risk perhaps opening the council to possible legal action in the future?)