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Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008
9. Rural Areas
Representation ID: 19610
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Page 71, Para 9.15 The service centre solution does provide the correct measure of balance of communities, provided the total number of houses does prove to be too aggressive or challenging a figure for those local resources. It cannot be assumed that just because a community does have support facilities, that it can accommodate any number of new houses.
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Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008
Box 17 - Preferred Strategy for Villages
Representation ID: 19611
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Page 76 Box 17 We broadly support the proposals here, but want to emphasise the need to check the current policies regarding the retention of local shops in view of the recent appeal decision exposing deficiencies in the policy. Improvements for cycling and walking including where relevant the promotion of homes zones and quiet lanes should be sought. RDC has a poor record thus far in extracting the developer's shilling and must improve on that record with the advent of CIL.
We do not believe in the light of current DoT pronouncements that the provisions relating to foreseeing the A21 improvements should stand.
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Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008
Box 18 - Preferred Strategy for Countryside
Representation ID: 19613
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Page 80 Box 18 The enhancement of water resources needs to be included ,as well as the encouragement of sustainable energy production.
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Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008
Box 20 - Preferred Strategy for Housing
Representation ID: 19614
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Page 93 Box 20 Provision needs to be made to prevent housing size creep. Affordable houses become unaffordable because of a lax attitude by planners to extension applications. There are examples of this in the district where groups of small houses have all become four bed roomed. See Knowle Hill at Bodiam as a good or rather bad example of this.
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Box 28 - Preferred Strategy for Landscape Stewardship
Representation ID: 19615
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Box 28 This is paramount as a set of objectives.
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Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008
Box 29 - Preferred Strategy for Design Quality and Built Environment
Representation ID: 19616
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Page 112 Box 29 Design quality must be a factor these days in dealing with the problem of light pollution, caused by many developments these days, authorised under the guise of health and safety or crime prevention measures
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Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008
Box 30 - Preferred Strategy for Biodiversity and Greenspace
Representation ID: 19617
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Page 114 Box 30 Cooperation is needed here to achieve these aims, with all environmentally-focused groups in Rother. As well as some site-specific aims identified, the Plan must ensure the breadth and diversity of the Rother environment is preserved and enhanced. Eco-tourism can be a benefit in achieving these aims.
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Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008
Box 31 - Preferred Strategy for Sustainable Resource Management (Option 1)
Representation ID: 19618
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Page 117 Box 31 RDC needs to monitor the possible ditching of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Much pressure is being exerted by various lobbies particularly in the time of recession to scrap or lengthen the target dates considerably. The targets for the production of renewable energy need to be set, rather than rely on vague aspirations.
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Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008
Box 33 - Preferred Strategy for Flood Risk
Representation ID: 19619
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Page 119 Box 33 RDC needs to address the flooding implications of all development proposals, not just those in the flood plain, since all contribute to increased run off. So press for sustainable drainage systems everywhere. Ensure so far as you are able that agricultural practices do not exacerbate the flooding problem
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Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions 2008
Box 35 - The Preferred Strategy for Transport and Accessibility
Representation ID: 19620
Received: 30/01/2009
Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE
Page 125 Box 35 We have already indicated our opposition to the BHLR and the Baldslow link.
Investment in rail needs to be balanced across all the lines in Rother and RDC should not be supine to the rail operator who may have clear financial interests in promoting the Ashford High Speed line.
Emphasise the provision of cycle routes for work and leisure.
