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Object
Proposed Submission Core Strategy
Representation ID: 20521
Received: 23/08/2011
Respondent: Devine Homes
Agent: Courtley Consultants Ltd
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The size and scale of existing settlements and the level of services is the appropriate starting point for assessing the housing distribution stategy for the district. Although environment issues such as ANOB are factors in consideration of this strategy no evaluation of the impact of development on the setting of the ANOB has been considered by the Council. As a significant area of the District is covered in ANOB such an assessment of the strategic settlement of Robertsbridge has undervalued its future potential for sustainable development.
The size and scale of existing settlements and the level of services is the appropriate starting point for assessing the housing distribution stategy for the district. Although environment issues such as ANOB are factors in consideration of this strategy no evaluation of the impact of development on the setting of the ANOB has been considered by the Council. As a significant area of the District is covered in ANOB such an assessment of the strategic settlement of Robertsbridge has undervalued its future potential for sustainable development.
Support
Proposed Submission Core Strategy
Representation ID: 20551
Received: 21/09/2011
Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd
Agent: Portchester Planning Consultancy
The ongoing sustainability of the larger rural villages, in particular the Rural Service Centres can only be ensured through modest amounts of additional development which will help to sustain local employment, businesses, services and community facilities.
It is considered that the full potential of Robertsbridge, in this regard, is not being fully utilised in the draft Core Strategy and this should be re-visited.
Ensuring the continued sustainability of the larger rural villages, especially the Rural Service Centres, such as Robertsbridge, is central to maintaining provision of ready access from the rural parts of the District to employment opportunities, services and the facilities required for day-to-day living and contributing to reducing the need to travel so often to the higher order towns.
Equally, permitting modest additional development in the Rural Service Centres will contribute to keeping them viable and internally sustainable, supporting local employment, shops, services and community facilities.
In the case of Robertsbridge it is considered that the potential of the village to accommodate additional development is not being fully utilised in the draft Core Strategy.