Object

Proposed Submission Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan

Representation ID: 24244

Received: 06/12/2018

Respondent: Mr Richard Hardwick

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

REPRESENTATION RAMSAR - BEX9

There is a comprehensive report by Mr G Lawson on the RDC website under RR/2017/1705/P dated 13.11.18 which provides the technical detail. This all relates to Ecology and the Pevensey Levels.

The applicant is effectively paying 'Iip service' on these key areas and the information he has supplied does little to mitigate the adverse effects on the Pevensey Levels (RAMSAR/SSSI/SAC) via waterborne pollution - it simply will not work and fail very quickly.

Such a scenario would be a breach of the Habitats Regulations and contravention of the People over Wind Court of Justice European Union judgement quite recently established in Ireland.

There should NEVER be any development on a site so close to the RAMSAR wetlands which would adversely affect this Special Area of Conservation.

In summary the applicant has not demonstrated sufficient grounds for you to consider the application. They WILL not provide the long term monitoring/maintenance to protect this land and it will be destroyed for ever.

Full text:

REPRESENTATION RAMSAR - BEX9

There is a comprehensive report by Mr G Lawson on the RDC website under RR/2017/1705/P dated 13.11.18 which provides the technical detail. This all relates to Ecology and the Pevensey Levels.

The applicant is effectively paying 'Iip service' on these key areas and the information he has supplied does little to mitigate the adverse effects on the Pevensey Levels (RAMSAR/SSSI/SAC) via waterborne pollution - it simply will not work and fail very quickly.

Such a scenario would be a breach of the Habitats Regulations and contravention of the People over Wind Court of Justice European Union judgement quite recently established in Ireland.

There should NEVER be any development on a site so close to the RAMSAR wetlands which would adversely affect this Special Area of Conservation.

In summary the applicant has not demonstrated sufficient grounds for you to consider the application. They WILL not provide the long term monitoring/maintenance to protect this land and it will be destroyed for ever.