Further to the statement on the plan, the class "C" road has seen a large number of accidents over the past years including a fatality. Many road users struggle to pass on-coming vehicles due to the narrowness, this leads to localised congested points. The traffic management at Ore often causes tailbacks, any additional traffic will only cause to exacerbate these problems. A number of drivers try to shortcut by using Martineau lane, this then leads to issues for other residents in that area and so on.

Any development will entail much heavy machinery for which the only route is along the Fairlight road, the road is as observed, narrow, tight bends & restricted visibility, it also has a good deal of surface damage & some significant potholes, all these factors make the scheme wholly unsuitable.

Hastings Borough Councils intended new Country Park visitor centre is expected to generate significant additional traffic including coaches from local schools, all struggling to use the already overcrowded inadequate infrastructure.

There does not appear to be any plans for major infrastructure improvements by ESCC & Highways department for Fairlight or the surrounding roads & villages.

The proposed access point for the site is on a bend where there is already a junction with limited visibility, additional traffic at this point will lead to more accidents.

How can you highlight issues of road safety & then try to justify this development.

See enclosed photographs clearly showing the impossibility of 2 way traffic at pinch points.

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