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Object
Proposed Submission Core Strategy
Representation ID: 20536
Received: 24/08/2011
Respondent: Devine Homes
Agent: Courtley Consultants Ltd
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The Council have acknowledged the historical importance rural settlements have made towards the delivery of housing over the past 20yrs. Yet the Council now wishes to reduce this by more than 50% with no proper assessment of settlements potential or capcity. The Councils SHLAA assessment is not robust and has failed to update its intial assessment in light of current planning policy or new evidence.
The Council have acknowledged the historical importance rural settlements have made towards the delivery of housing over the past 20yrs. Yet the Council now wishes to reduce this by more than 50% with no proper assessment of settlements potential or capcity. The Councils SHLAA assessment is not robust and has failed to update its intial assessment in light of current planning policy or new evidence.
Support
Proposed Submission Core Strategy
Representation ID: 20563
Received: 21/09/2011
Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd
Agent: Portchester Planning Consultancy
Concentrating development in the Rural Service Centres (i.e. after the main towns) is supported.
The role and function of the Rural Service Centres should be expanded and strengthened.
The housing allocation for the 'Villages' should be increased to 1,250 dwellings with the additional housing being allocated to the Rural Service Centres, in particular Robertsbridge.
The paragraph is supported.
Concentrating development in the Rural Service Centres (i.e. after the main towns)properly reflects National planning policies in respect of sustainable development and in particular Policy EC6.2 of PPS4.
The Rural Service Centres provide a wide range of services and facilities to the rural areas, including local employment opportunities.
Their role and internal sustainability should be strengthened by allocating modest additional housing and employment development to them, particularly in Robertsbridge.
As explained elsewhere in our representations it is considered that the housing target for the 'Villages' should be increased from 1,000 to 1,250 dwellings (Figure 8) in order to full develop the role of the Rural Service Centres.