Box 16 - Aim and Objectives for Rural Areas

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Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19086

Received: 11/11/2008

Respondent: Courtley Consultants Ltd

Agent: Courtley Consultants Ltd

Representation Summary:

The Aim should also refer to promotion and support of rural settlements meeting their housing needs.

Full text:

The Aim should also refer to promotion and support of rural settlements meeting their housing needs.

An new objective should be stated that reconises the sustainable hierarchy of the Rural Settlements and the role these have in meeting future housing and employment needs.

Comment

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19097

Received: 05/12/2008

Respondent: Mrs Claire Hill

Representation Summary:

It is important not to try to turn villages into mini-towns with too much expansion.
Bus services in rural areas have to be improved - the number, frequency and reliability of services being an issue.

Full text:

It is important not to try to turn villages into mini-towns with too much expansion.

Bus services in rural areas have to be improved - the number, frequency and reliability of services being an issue.

Support

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19148

Received: 26/01/2009

Respondent: Cllr Susan Prochak

Representation Summary:

The LDF cannot emphasise too much the quality of our villages. I support particularly the aim of improving access for residents and visitors. There should be a greater emphasis on the upgrading and introduction of footpath and cycle/bridleway networks.

Full text:

The LDF cannot emphasise too much the quality of our villages. I support particularly the aim of improving access for residents and visitors. There should be a greater emphasis on the upgrading and introduction of footpath and cycle/bridleway networks. The villages support a high number of people who work from home. The LDF can plan for technological support for such workers. I support conversion of buildings in the countryside to provide employment, if they don't exacerbate road use issues. Can the LDF provide support for the retention of shops and post offices as well as local food producers?

Comment

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19191

Received: 28/01/2009

Respondent: Northiam Parish Council

Representation Summary:

The stated objectives are admirable and (iv) again stresses the aim to ensure that new development meets local needs. This criteria has not historically been a feature in RDC's determination of planning applications and the Parish Council will be anxious to ensure that it becomes so in the future.

Full text:

The stated objectives are admirable and (iv) again stresses the aim to ensure that new development meets local needs. This criteria has not historically been a feature in RDC's determination of planning applications and the Parish Council will be anxious to ensure that it becomes so in the future.

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19203

Received: 28/01/2009

Respondent: OCEAN PARCS LIMITED

Agent: Brett Drury Land & Planning

Representation Summary:

Vision lacks recognition of tourism and leisure in Camber as a principle reason for its existence. It fails to plan for enhancement or growth of this sector and even worse, uses wording and direction which would severely inhibit redevelopment and enhancement of this primary business long established in Camber

Full text:

• We object to the use of the word "local" in the first sentence of this box. The Core Strategy needs to cater for wider than just "local" needs, when accommodating the needs of tourists and visitors. The economic performance of Rother and Camber particularly relies on a flexible vision for growth and a restructuring of tourist-related activity in accordance with draft PPS4. This cannot be achieved by narrowing opportunity to just "local" needs.

• Whilst point (viii) supports sustainable tourism and recreation, there is no stated objective to cater for the growing need to accommodate those wishing to adopt semi-retired, fully retired or 'life-style' choice of home or residential environment. Such accommodation already exists within some rural and coastal settlements, including Camber, where significant numbers of residents already occupy premises, chalets, mobile homes and caravans on either a part-time or full-time basis.

• Neither is any reference made to the need to re-focus and upgrade tourist and visitor accommodation. Yet this sector represents a significant part of the overall housing requirement, albeit part-time in many cases. An objective should be to cater for this in a flexible way, having full regard to the advice and requirements of draft PPS4.

• We object to the evidence-based paper 'Rural Settlements' Nov 2008, because the economic profile makes no mention of the tourism and leisure sector as an employment-generating activity. This is most surprising since significant numbers of jobs are provided through this. We believe that Pontins Holiday Park is the largest single employer in Camber, but again this is not recognised.

• We object to the Rural Settlements background paper's findings as incorporated in paragraph 9.16 of the CS. These findings offer no opportunity to expand and enhance the important tourist and visitor facilities and accommodation within villages, including at Camber. This is contrary to the aims and requirements of draft PPG4 and risks harming the significant economic role already established by the businesses in this sector.

• The preferred option of a mixture and selection of those options stated does not in our view therefore, represent an optimum solution. The Council's preferred option is not therefore based on all the available evidence for the functional requirements of villages and is flawed in this respect.

• Whilst Camber is recognised in the Rural Settlements paper as a village which would benefit from more local employment, we view the lack of any reference to the village's largest employment sector or of its potential for growth and improvement to be a serious oversight.

• We note and have studied the several local studies including the Camber Visitor Management Initiative and the Camber Environmental Strategy. However, we consider it premature to decide on a 'preferred option', without a thorough examination of the precise nature and character of the existing tourist and visitor facilities and more particularly the various types of associated accommodation within Camber.

• The object of the CS is to provide a framework for carrying forward the Vision to 2026. The vision is lacking a clear direction and focus for the tourism and leisure sector and this is essential given the rapidly changing character of demand. The evidence base documents recognise the need to provide a better visitor experience as clearly expressed in the Camber Visitor Management Initiative 2004.

• Yet whilst the Tourism section of the CS following box 26, sets out to recognise and support the role of tourism in Rother, we believe that these aims will be potentially frustrated by the restrictive approach set out in this Rural Areas section. For example, the 'scope' and 'Strategy Directions' sections do not recognise any potential to improve or expand visitor and tourist accommodation within rural settlements and make no reference to Camber in particular.

• We object to the findings of the Rural Settlements background paper as expressed in paragraph 9.20 of the CS for service centre settlements. Camber is one of the largest villages within Rother and although lacking a Primary School, does have a wide range of other community and social facilities. It is fundamentally different from most other villages, because its historic growth results from tourism and it remains a settlement based overwhelmingly on providing for the needs of visitors and tourists.

• The inclusion of holiday parks and leisure facilities within the settlement, alongside the ready access to sea, dunes and ecologically rich habitats and high quality landscape; make Camber a particularly sustainable community since all of these attractions are readily accessible on foot. Moreover, those wishing to experience these assets generate a wide variety of permanent and part-time jobs for local residents, further enhancing the service centre role in a sustainable way.

• Given the number and range of facilities to be found at Camber - as identified in the Rural Settlements Appraisals background document, we consider that Camber should be classified as a Local Service Village.

• Whilst we note that the section on the (rural) Economy at paragraph 9.39 recognises the importance of tourism including at Camber, this does not focus on the opportunities we believe exist to expand and enhance the facilities and the accommodation that services them. We note that the paragraph simply refers the reader to the employment section of the CS. In our view this fails to show clear direction in aims, objectives or vision.

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19243

Received: 29/01/2009

Respondent: Park Holidays UK

Agent: Rural Solutions

Representation Summary:

Amend viii:

viii. To support tourism and recreation, including improved access to the countryside;

The Objective only appears to be willing to support sustainable tourism (which goes undefined in the document)and does not therefore consider the upgrading and improvement of existing tourism development.

Full text:

Amend viii:

viii. To support tourism and recreation, including improved access to the countryside;

The Objective only appears to be willing to support sustainable tourism (which goes undefined in the document)and does not therefore consider the upgrading and improvement of existing tourism development.

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19319

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: Town and Country Planning Solutions

Agent: Town and Country Planning Solutions

Representation Summary:

To be consistent with box 5, the objectives need to include the intention to retain/review built up area boundaries around rural settlements considered suitable for infill development or modest expansion.

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19538

Received: 25/02/2009

Respondent: Trustees of the Glyndebourne 1991 L & P Trust

Agent: Mr. Dale Mayhew

Representation Summary:

PPS7 states Government's objectives for rural areas include raising the quality of life and the environment through the promotion of thriving, inclusive and sustainable rural communities, sustainable economic growth and
diversification and more sustainable patterns of development. The aims and objectives for the rural areas should reflect these national aims by stating that residential and employment floor space growth will be supported within villages, particularly those villages which already provide services important to residents of the local area, and which need to be maintained and enhanced over the Plan period, to contribute towards the aim of vibrant, viable, sustainable rural communities.

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19569

Received: 23/01/2009

Respondent: Mr. D. Redhead

Agent: Kember Loudon Williams Ltd

Representation Summary:

Broad strategic aims for rural areas does not voice the need for villages to play an important future role in providing for a part of the District's significant housing requirements. This is all the more relevant in the context of paragraph 9.1 which states that the District's villages and rural area accounts for 40% of the District's population. It is considered that Box 16 should include a further objective:
'To provide opportunities for new housing at appropriate village locations including private market housing and affordable housing'

Comment

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19606

Received: 30/01/2009

Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE

Representation Summary:

Page 70 Box 16 The objectives in the main are fine, although sustainability is not specifically mentioned It needs to be the green water running through the Implementation of all relevant policies.

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19672

Received: 02/03/2009

Respondent: Messrs. Chishick, Commotto and Terry

Representation Summary:

The stated Aim is so general and unfocused as to be meaningless. The drafting could also be improved. What practical use can be made of phrases like "vital, viable and. ..vibrant, mixed communities"? The coded significance of words like "vital" and "viable" passes most people by. What might as well say "vivid, vivacious and verdant"! We would suggest that the Aim should be something like:

To initiate and support efforts to: preserve the social and economic viability of rural communities; promote a strong sense of place and of community; encourage active and broad civic participation; ensure a high quality of life and attractive villages," maintain law and order;" foster environmental responsibility and sustainability," develop local employment," and conserve the ecology and character of countryside through thoughtful development control, and the promotion of sustainable economic activity and environmental management"

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19673

Received: 02/03/2009

Respondent: Messrs. Chishick, Commotto and Terry

Representation Summary:

Not enough positive action to maintain village shops. RDC has tended to have relaxed attitude to village services, contrasting with other rural districts. Recent initiatives have yet to produce evidence of change in attitude. Lack of real support has been made worse by Action in Rural Sussex making their Village Shop Adviser redundant due to lack of funding from bodies like Rother. In Winchelsea, where community efforts re-opened both village shop and PO, we believe that a village shop is probably the most important asset in community, a view that has been supported in consultations under the Winchelsea Town Plan.
In the Objectives, the role of village shops should be highlighted in (ii). The importance is recognised in the section on Services and Community Development, but not adequately reflected in the Objectives.

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19674

Received: 02/03/2009

Respondent: Messrs. Chishick, Commotto and Terry

Representation Summary:

Much of the document seems to see infrastructure only in terms of roads and water. Yet, it is accepted in places that high quality ICT could help mitigate the area's relative peripherality. This is particularly important for rural areas because their online infrastructure tends to be poor, eg limited broadband coverage and bandwidth. This issue needs addressing in the rural chapters.
Objective (ii) should refer to the need for adequate infrastructure, in particular, access to new technology.

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19677

Received: 02/03/2009

Respondent: Messrs. Chishick, Commotto and Terry

Representation Summary:

Objective (iv) should refer to the quality of new development. Also should refer to environmental sustainability of new development (eg low energy and water use, and low emissions). We strongly endorse the reference to new development being "in harmony with its setting", but are surprised that it is not more strongly worded, given the strength of public opinion on this issue revealed in paragraph 9.46. Elements of the thematic section on Design Quality and the Built Environment need to be copied into this section. On topics like this that the over-structuring and consequent fragmentation of the document is apparent.

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19678

Received: 02/03/2009

Respondent: Messrs. Chishick, Commotto and Terry

Representation Summary:

The Objectives should mention the management of traffic speed and volume in villages.

Comment

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 19837

Received: 04/02/2009

Respondent: Crowhurst Society

Representation Summary:

Box 16 Objective I is vital.
Development should meet 'village' as well as local needs.

Support

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 20015

Received: 26/01/2009

Respondent: Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust

Representation Summary:

RVR supports aims (viii), (ix)), and (x):-
(viii) Completion of the Kent & East Sussex Railway between Robertsbridge and Bodiam will provide improved access for the public to the Rother valley with views of areas not previously accessible.
(ix) Kent & East Sussex Railway provides employment to around 27 paid staff with a total salary bill of £500,000. This number will rise in reaction to the increased operation over the extended route.
(x) The link between Robertsbridge and Bodiam will allow the public from London and Hastings to access Bodiam Castle by train.

Comment

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 20043

Received: 23/01/2009

Respondent: R & BG Properties LLP

Agent: WS Planning

Representation Summary:

The 10 objectives set out are broadly supported by my client; however it is requested that notwithstanding the restrictive national planning policy restrictions in relation to the High Weald AONB, there is sufficient flexibility within the Core Strategy to allow for some development within the AONB to meet the Council's objectives for rural areas.

Comment

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 20160

Received: 01/01/2009

Respondent: Crowhurst Parish Council

Representation Summary:

Fail to see how 'to recognise the individual distinctiveness of villages' and 'to retain and enhance the rich cultural heritage of villages' is supported by the proposed 1,000 dwellings at Upper Wilting.

Support

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 20289

Received: 29/01/2009

Respondent: SEEDA

Representation Summary:

SEEDA welcomes the proposal to achieve an increase of employment land of approximately 10% of District total (10 000 sqm) to be in small workshops and office units alongside housing on mixed use sites where possible.

Comment

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 20291

Received: 29/01/2009

Respondent: SEEDA

Representation Summary:

Suggest that home working which constitutes a high proportion of employment in the district, that ICT infrastructure improvements should be sought to facilitate and stimulate rural enterprise.

Support

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 20406

Received: 29/01/2009

Respondent: Sussex Wildlife Trust

Representation Summary:

Support section (vii).

Object

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 20462

Received: 11/11/2008

Respondent: Courtley Consultants Ltd

Agent: Courtley Consultants Ltd

Representation Summary:

An new objective should be stated that recognises the sustainable hierarchy of the Rural Settlements and the role these have in meeting future housing and employment needs.

Full text:

The Aim should also refer to promotion and support of rural settlements meeting their housing needs.

An new objective should be stated that reconises the sustainable hierarchy of the Rural Settlements and the role these have in meeting future housing and employment needs.

Comment

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 20463

Received: 26/01/2009

Respondent: Cllr Susan Prochak

Representation Summary:

The villages support a high number of people who work from home. The LDF can plan for technological support for such workers.

Full text:

The LDF cannot emphasise too much the quality of our villages. I support particularly the aim of improving access for residents and visitors. There should be a greater emphasis on the upgrading and introduction of footpath and cycle/bridleway networks. The villages support a high number of people who work from home. The LDF can plan for technological support for such workers. I support conversion of buildings in the countryside to provide employment, if they don't exacerbate road use issues. Can the LDF provide support for the retention of shops and post offices as well as local food producers?

Comment

Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008

Representation ID: 20464

Received: 26/01/2009

Respondent: Cllr Susan Prochak

Representation Summary:

Can the LDF provide support for the retention of shops and post offices as well as local food producers?

Full text:

The LDF cannot emphasise too much the quality of our villages. I support particularly the aim of improving access for residents and visitors. There should be a greater emphasis on the upgrading and introduction of footpath and cycle/bridleway networks. The villages support a high number of people who work from home. The LDF can plan for technological support for such workers. I support conversion of buildings in the countryside to provide employment, if they don't exacerbate road use issues. Can the LDF provide support for the retention of shops and post offices as well as local food producers?