Comment
Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)
Representation ID: 25152
Received: 11/07/2024
Respondent: Mrs Emma Weller
The snappy punchline of 'Green to the core' and 'Live well locally' is a bold attempt to show a commitment to protecting rural communities and local ecology but your HELAA land allocation of CAT0001 and potential site CAT0016 in Catsfield fly in the face of these claims/promises.
The proposal of 60 new houses (some proposing to be built on protected AONB land) in this small rural village (doubling the size of the main village), is absolutely shocking and I object strongly to these sites being included for allocation in this plan.
These proposals would not only destroy ancient woodland, biodiversity and protected wildlife habitats, they would also severely impact the lives of local residents with increased pollution and a serious decline in the already insufficient utilties and local infrastructure.
The snappy punchline of 'Green to the core' and 'Live well locally' is a bold attempt to show a commitment to protecting rural communities and local ecology but your HELAA land allocation of CAT0001 and potential site CAT0016 in Catsfield fly in the face of these claims/promises.
The proposal of 60 new houses (some proposing to be built on protected AONB land) in this small rural village (doubling the size of the main village), is absolutely shocking and I object strongly to these sites being included for allocation in this plan.
These proposals would not only destroy ancient woodland, biodiversity and protected wildlife habitats, they would also severely impact the lives of local residents with increased pollution and a serious decline in the already insufficient utilties and local infrastructure.
Comment
Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)
Representation ID: 25574
Received: 18/07/2024
Respondent: Ms Isabel Lloyd
"Strong and effective response" doesn't mean much unless the plan outlines what the response will be. Protecting or enhancing the newly identified biodiversity opportunity areas is a start, but a more robust and ecologically useful approach would be to attach a BNG levy to any successful development. This should then be used to create new habitat corridors between the opportunity areas, increasing their resilience and the opportunity for species movement many times over.
"Strong and effective response" doesn't mean much unless the plan outlines what the response will be. Protecting or enhancing the newly identified biodiversity opportunity areas is a start, but a more robust and ecologically useful approach would be to attach a BNG levy to any successful development. This should then be used to create new habitat corridors between the opportunity areas, increasing their resilience and the opportunity for species movement many times over.