Comment

Representation ID: 24793

Received: 31/05/2024

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

Agree

Comment

Representation ID: 25353

Received: 13/07/2024

Respondent: Catherine Isbell

Generally agree but there should probably be a sunset on the requirement that it remain occupied (e.g. 20 years) as needs change with time. Also an exception for periods working abroad, moving temporarily to care for a relative etc, housing is not useful if it becomes a burden and obligation to the owner.

Care should also be taken with the wording so that the property can still be let on a residential basis (not holiday let) to avoid empty properties later on.

Comment

Representation ID: 25376

Received: 13/07/2024

Respondent: Mrs Jane de Garston

Housing provision is more likely to be sustainable if new dwellings are not permitted as second homes. The side effects of second homes are an increase in property prices and a lack of interest in the locations and amenities. If people are coming and going from communities they are less likely to commit to its valuez

Comment

Representation ID: 25600

Received: 19/07/2024

Respondent: Mr Mike Rampling

Second homes and holiday accommodation are exacerbating the housing supply shortage in many parts of the district. As such occupation should be limited to primary residence or long term affordable(not holiday) lets to local people.

Comment

Representation ID: 25728

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Ms Kathryn Trochimiuk

Fully agree. Countryside should not be destroyed for dwellings to not then be absolutely necessary.

Comment

Representation ID: 26361

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Highly agree with limiting the occupation of new dwellings as primary residence. Consideration should be given to

Comment

Representation ID: 26950

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Brede Parish Council

support

Comment

Representation ID: 27143

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Westfield Parish Council

See point 201 in the attached submission.

Comment

Representation ID: 27258

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Guestling Parish Council

Agree that new dwellings permitted under HOU13 should only be a primary residence and not used as second homes or holiday accommodation. This should be extended to cover replacement dwellings.

Comment

Representation ID: 27646

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Southern Housing

We support the aims of this policy in principle.

With regard to criteria (vi), we consider the draft wording to be complicated and that it may be difficult to apply when determining planning applications. As drafted, it appears the policy would allow for two houses on the edge of a settlement but then no further additions. While we note the intention, it has the potential to lead to ribbon development along main routes into villages and coalescence of settlements. Once the new houses have been built, it may be difficult to resist further developments, particularly at the end of the plan period as policies become weaker and/or if the exact same approach isn’t continued in future local plans.

The definition of frontages is also open to interpretation and may make it difficult to resist back land schemes within the rural settlements. We note paragraph 5.118 states that: “While development boundaries will normally follow physical boundaries, on occasion, the full depth of property curtilages may be excluded to make clear a policy statement that back land or in-depth development is unacceptable, often because of its additional visual or amenity impact.” There may therefore be situations where the curtilage of a property is excluded from the development boundary, but the dwelling itself is within the settlement boundary. Depending on the layout and pattern of the surrounding settlement, draft Policy HOU13 may make provision for developing the curtilage of this property. This is therefore in conflict with the approach set out at paragraph 5.118 (please see also our response to Q82). We suggest amending the wording to refer to “in-fill” developments on sites which front the public highway and follow the pattern of development found in the locality.