Box 2 - Aim and Objectives of Spatial Development Strategy

Comment

Representation ID: 19124

Received: 26/01/2009

Respondent: Councillor David Vereker

Rather too long and too verbose. As a general comment, will everyone be able to understand the whole document - e.g., how many people know what "spatial means"?

Comment

Representation ID: 19186

Received: 28/01/2009

Respondent: Northiam Parish Council

Objectives (ii), (iii) and (vi) are admirable but words are easy and building stronger job markets within rural villages is not an easy task particularly whilst maintaining the rural environment desired by residents.

Object

Representation ID: 19237

Received: 29/01/2009

Respondent: Park Holidays UK

Agent: Rural Solutions

add:

viii. To consolidate and upgrade tourism facilities in ways which promote higher value activity, reduce seasonality and support both urban and rural regeneration.

Object

Representation ID: 19241

Received: 29/01/2009

Respondent: Park Holidays UK

Agent: Rural Solutions

Add:

vii. To support and develop the tourism industry throughout the District

Object

Representation ID: 19249

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: Aroncorp Ltd

Agent: Broadlands

The Aims and Objectives should refer to the need for affordable housing.
Objective (ii) should refer simply to building sustainable, balanced communities - the development of a balanced community not being defined simply by the relationship between homes and jobs, but including housing needs.
Objectives should not be expressed in a manner that may be interpreted as relegating housing needs to a second tier consideration as in the case of Objective (v) as drafted.
Text of the Strategy associated with this Box should be amended accordingly.

Support

Representation ID: 19433

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: Sainsburys Supermarkets

Agent: White Young Green

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd generally supports the overall aims and objectives of the
Strategy and in particular the provision of further convenience retail floorspace to support future
growth in the District.

Comment

Representation ID: 19567

Received: 23/01/2009

Respondent: Mr. D. Redhead

Agent: Kember Loudon Williams Ltd

Notwithstanding Box 3(a) it is felt that an explicit objective should be added that the Council will meet its regional housing requirements by promoting good quality development through site allocations in both urban and village locations.

Object

Representation ID: 19822

Received: 04/02/2009

Respondent: Crowhurst Society

Why in a local plan are the needs of SE placed above those of Rother?
Why is Rother promoting development in Hastings.
The order of the objectives in Box 2 is bewildering.

Support

Representation ID: 20017

Received: 27/01/2009

Respondent: Mr. A. Miskin

Agent: DMH Stallard

Support for the Aim and Objectives.

Object

Representation ID: 20133

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Trinity College

Agent: Bidwells

The Core Strategy needs to provide a long term spatial framework to deal with changing circumstances, including possible uplifts in housing numbers, without it needing to be reviewed. This may require the identification of broad housing locations beyond these required to meet the current South East Plan numbers. Such contingency measures would also provide 'headroom' if changing circumstances meant further housing sites needed to be allocated.

Object

Representation ID: 20134

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Trinity College

Agent: Bidwells

Land north of the existing BX2 allocation should be identified for growth, perhaps in the medium to longer term.

Suggested Change:
The Spatial Strategy (Aims and Objectives) should include the necessary 'in-built' flexibility to deal with changing circumstances. The spatial strategy should indicate the broad housing numbers that could be accommodated without it having to be fundamentally reviewed (ie beyond the minimum target in the RSS). This may require the identification of more broad location/directions for growth than just those needed to meet the current South East Plan targets.

Comment

Representation ID: 20216

Received: 27/01/2009

Respondent: Crowhurst Park

Agent: Kember Loudon Williams Ltd

Notwithstanding Box 3 (a) it is felt that an explicit objective should be added that the Council will meet its regional housing requirements by promoting good quality development through site allocations in both urban and non-urban (greenfield) locations.

Comment

Representation ID: 20248

Received: 29/01/2009

Respondent: SEEDA

SEEDA supports the general direction of the Core Strategy which seeks to focus development in a hierarchical manner directing the majority of housing and employment land to the main town of Bexhill to. strengthen regeneration and growth of the Hastings/Bexhill area, followed by commensurate development of the market towns of Battle and Rye, and finally the rural villages within the High Weald AONB. While the approach employed is complementary vis a vis Hastings, we again consider that the visions and overall spatial development strategy should be more closely aligned to the work of SeaSpace.