Object
Rother Local Plan 2025-2042 – Development Strategy and Site Allocations
Representation ID: 29100
Received: 08/03/2026
Respondent: Mr Jonathan Vine-Hall
SD10
The proposed allocation is unsound for multiple reasons:
• It would cause unacceptable harm to the High Weald National Landscape.
• It contradicts longstanding evidence identifying the site as unsuitable.
• There is no demonstrable housing need.
• Access and highway safety remain unresolved.
• Flood risk has not been properly assessed.
• Ownership uncertainties call deliverability into question.
• Environmental impacts have not been adequately addressed.
The proposal conflicts with saved Core Strategy policies RA1, RA2, RA3, OSS1–OSS4, and EN1, as well as national policy and the statutory duty under the CROW Act.
Accordingly, I respectfully request that Site SD10 be removed from the Local Plan.
SD10
The proposed allocation is unsound for multiple reasons:
• It would cause unacceptable harm to the High Weald National Landscape.
• It contradicts longstanding evidence identifying the site as unsuitable.
• There is no demonstrable housing need.
• Access and highway safety remain unresolved.
• Flood risk has not been properly assessed.
• Ownership uncertainties call deliverability into question.
• Environmental impacts have not been adequately addressed.
The proposal conflicts with saved Core Strategy policies RA1, RA2, RA3, OSS1–OSS4, and EN1, as well as national policy and the statutory duty under the CROW Act.
Accordingly, I request that Site SD10 be removed from the Local Plan.
Object
Rother Local Plan 2025-2042 – Development Strategy and Site Allocations
Representation ID: 29202
Received: 10/03/2026
Respondent: Mr Andre Brincat
Objection Summary: Proposed Site Allocation SD10
The proposed allocation is fundamentally unsound and fails to meet national and local planning requirements. Primarily, the development would cause irreparable harm to the High Weald National Landscape, violating the statutory duty under the CROW Act to conserve and enhance protected beauty.
The proposal is further flawed due to:
Contradictory Evidence: The site has been consistently identified as unsuitable in prior assessments.
Infrastructure & Safety: Unresolved issues regarding site access, highway safety, and unaddressed flood risks.
Lack of Justification: There is currently sufficient approved houses in the current plan, there is no demonstrable housing need to outweigh the environmental costs and already stretched to breaking point infrastructure in the village.
The proposal conflicts with saved Core Strategy policies RA1, RA2, RA3, OSS1–OSS4, and EN1, as well as national policy and the statutory duty under the CROW Act
Objection Summary: Proposed Site Allocation SD10
The proposed allocation is fundamentally unsound and fails to meet national and local planning requirements. Primarily, the development would cause irreparable harm to the High Weald National Landscape, violating the statutory duty under the CROW Act to conserve and enhance protected beauty.
The proposal is further flawed due to:
Contradictory Evidence: The site has been consistently identified as unsuitable in prior assessments.
Infrastructure & Safety: Unresolved issues regarding site access, highway safety, and unaddressed flood risks.
Lack of Justification: There is currently sufficient approved houses in the current plan, there is no demonstrable housing need to outweigh the environmental costs and already stretched to breaking point infrastructure in the village.
The proposal conflicts with saved Core Strategy policies RA1, RA2, RA3, OSS1–OSS4, and EN1, as well as national policy and the statutory duty under the CROW Act
Object
Rother Local Plan 2025-2042 – Development Strategy and Site Allocations
Representation ID: 29797
Received: 19/03/2026
Respondent: CPRE Sussex
Agent: CPRE Sussex
BWC1 and BWC2 lie far (3km) from Burwash and have no Neighbourhood Plan allocation. These isolated, remote sites lack services and are unsustainable.
See attached.
Support
Rother Local Plan 2025-2042 – Development Strategy and Site Allocations
Representation ID: 31217
Received: 23/03/2026
Respondent: Rubix Estates
Agent: Rubix Estates
Site submission for Land off North Trade Road, TN33 0HN
See attachments