Comment
Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)
Representation ID: 25194
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 utilities and local infrastructure.
This site is also within a high flood risk area.
See further comments on HELAA Part 2 Chapter 3.
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 utilities and local infrastructure.
This site is also within a high flood risk area.
See further comments on HELAA Part 2 Chapter 3.
Comment
Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)
Representation ID: 25630
Received: 20/07/2024
Respondent: Mrs Anna Henderson
Proper public consultation is needed if this plan to engage the community is to be achieved. This consultation is far from user-friendly, and one small scale event at Battle Memorial Hall, at a time most people will be working, flies in the face of being ‘public’.
I strongly object to further development on any AONB land across Rother, it will have devastating consequences on woodlands, wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Development on brownfield sites need to be fully used and exhausted, PLUS infrastructure improved, before even outline proposals to build on greenfield sites is considered.
Proper public consultation is needed if this plan to engage the community is to be achieved. This consultation is far from user-friendly, and one small scale event at Battle Memorial Hall, at a time most people will be working, flies in the face of being ‘public’.
I strongly object to further development on any AONB land across Rother, it will have devastating consequences on woodlands, wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Development on brownfield sites need to be fully used and exhausted, PLUS infrastructure improved, before even outline proposals to build on greenfield sites is considered.