Comment

Representation ID: 25293

Received: 12/07/2024

Respondent: Sussex Ornithological Society

Please see attached representation.

Comment

Representation ID: 26387

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Subjective language weakens the policy, modest and suitable being open to interpretation when making decisions on sites put forward. This maybe because it covers too many variable uses of sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 27162

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Westfield Parish Council

See points 223-227 in the attached submission.

Comment

Representation ID: 27266

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Guestling Parish Council

The policy acknowledges that sites must remain available for tourist accommodation yet Guestling has a large caravan site that is now mostly residential. A Guestling Parish Council traffic survey done 4 times in 12 month period showed 60% traffic generation from the site. This is not acceptable on an unclassified in places single track lane. This also places a large amount of additional stress on services such as hospital, doctors, schools, dentists etc. as they are not included in the census.

Planning permissions & licencing needs to be enforced. Caravans are being replaced by much larger lodge units. There is light pollution.

Comment

Representation ID: 27768

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Salehurst & Robertsbridge Parish Council

This needs a definition of ‘modest scale’ since everybody has a different idea of what would constitute ‘modest’

Comment

Representation ID: 28252

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Environment Agency

We support this policy and are pleased to see flood risk included in it. We suggest that part iv is amended to read “Not be in an area at risk of flooding, unless a site-specific flood risk assessment has demonstrated that the development will be safe now and taking account of climate change, in the future, and will not increase flood risk elsewhere.”

Comment

Representation ID: 28309

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Powdermills Prop Co UK Ltd

Agent: Corbil Planning Ltd

Policy ECO6

We fully endorse the need to safeguard the intrinsic landscape character of the High Weald National Landscape, however national policy in the NPPF does not require this to be a stagnation of protection from development.

We recommend an additional sentence or paragraph within this policy that states that the sustainable growth of hotel accommodation and facilities on sustainable sites within the High Weald National Landscape will be actively encouraged by the LPA. This will ensure that the policy is not negatively worded and used for development enabling purposes as a frustration or arbitrary restriction on new development where it comes forward on existing sites.

We would recommend a definition of ‘purpose-built holiday accommodation’ in respect of whether this is meant to include existing and new hotels, as well as their sustainable growth in terms of the provision of ancillary services and facilities.

Full representation text in attached document.