Comment

Representation ID: 25527

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: National Highways

Please see attached comments

Comment

Representation ID: 25859

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Mr Richard Hedger

Seeing as Highways have sold off all of the land and properties they purchased as a premium rate for a substantial loss, the possibility of a by-pass for Hurst Green must be more remote than ever.

Comment

Representation ID: 26816

Received: 31/07/2024

Respondent: Northern Parishes Group

Housing allocations pages 157-161 and 175 and HELAA Part 2 Chapter 5 page 11-21
39) The group anticipates that this is the section that the authors had the most difficulty with. It is certainly the area that the group found taxing. The group would prefer a different system for allocation, but that is not an option. The group worked with the current system, although what will happen to the system is hard to predict.
40) The group's basic position is they ‘want the right houses in the right places.’ This is what the group told central government in one of their consultation exercises, and were rather surprised when the government adopted the phrase as their policy.
41) The need for new housing is clear. The fact that 84% of Rother district is in the High Weald National Landscape and 92% of the district has some protection or other, makes grave difficulties for the authors. Much of the 8% of the district is already built on. Under the new definition of sustainability, finding sites becomes even more difficult. Everyone should give mental well-being a high priority but putting urban people in an isolated position in the countryside often goes wrong. The group's ultimate position was that what is needed is a good balancing exercise of all the factors.
42) An additional problem with this is that with the cost of housing, new houses bring in an influx of people from elsewhere wanting the village life and not providing affordable houses for local people. The way to deal with that was considered to be Exception sites and the use of affordable homes.

Comment

Representation ID: 27121

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Batcheller Monkhouse

The vision for Northern Rother indicates allowance for ‘small-scale sensitive residential development and growth in villages to create sustainable forms of development and protect and enhance the landscape character and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape.’ The submitted land is situated in a village that is located in Northern Rother so is in line with this aspect of the proposed policy. The land has the potential to deliver small-scale development which is respectful of the character of the High Weald National Landscape it lies within.