4.15

Why does this section have to be about affordable housing why can't it be about delivering housing, full stop.
Rother has a dearth of housing supply and efficient use of land within a hamlet would encourage acceptable development in sites where there is existing habitation. Not on the edge or peripheral but infill land, land that is surrounded. i.e. development adjacent . Policy SA10 feeds into this as it states there that " it would allow new development on Greenfield sites" .
It seems simple to me that where there are infill plots outside the development areas but sandwiched within existing development lots of the planning considerations would be satisfied as there are already homes nearby thus limiting landscape impact, sustainability issues etc.

Historically infill was permitted and still is in other parts of the country . This to me seems like a remedy to the lack of housing and the future increased call for housing which will inevitably lead to extensions of developments more and more into the rural countryside- why not tap this resource now and harness SA9 "improve efficiency in land use and encourage prudent use of natural resources"

The existing exception is too restricted and unfair and biased towards affordable housing this is not equitable and therefore is prejudice to developments without affordable housing .

There should be equal opportunity to apply subject to the usual planning conditions where the district Council can not demonstrate a five year supply of housing and the site in question is an infill site. Not a site on the peripheral of a hamlet/ settlement but fulfilling a distinct criteria of being adjacent to two residential developments within a settlement of a minimum of five houses. In these circumstances, a settlement boundary amendment should be issued/permitted.

There are needs for mixed generational living in line with SA2 and bringing families together can free up the housing supply elsewhere particularly as the demographics in Rother are heavily weighted with the over 65's . Homes can be built in rural sites if it satisfies the usual planning considerations and upholds the DaSA objectives . SA2,SA9 & SA10 can be linked together to make a cohesive document which treats all equally .
This plan needs to be future proof as far as possible and insertion of this would permitted greater flexibility whilst still ensuring the usual planning considerations are applied.