Proposed Submission Core Strategy

Object

Representation ID: 20867

Received: 10/11/2011

Respondent: Fairlight Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

In view of the known landslip / coastal erosion problems encountered at Fairlight and Rother's extensive coastline these issues should be given equal prominence in the Core Strategy with flooding. There should be specific policies and cross reference to central government policy. All this should feed into specific policies for Fairlight.

Object

Representation ID: 20879

Received: 10/11/2011

Respondent: Fairlight Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

It is impossible to assess housing affordability without considering the availability and affordability of housing in Hastings. This is accepted at para 7.2 where Hastings is described as part of the same strategic housing and labour market area. However, this seems to be overlooked in para 3.14 and para 4.2(2). It may be that Hastings offers a large supply of cheaper housing which should be taken into account when formulating policy on housing needs.

Object

Representation ID: 20906

Received: 10/11/2011

Respondent: Fairlight Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Para 3.21 states "The district is forecast to see ... an increase in those aged 45-64 (21.7%)"
This appears to be inconsistent with the bar chart fig 7 at para 3.20 which shows a reduction in those aged 45-64 between 2011 and 2028.

Perhaps the para should read "...(and an increase in those aged 65 to 79 (21.7%)."

Object

Representation ID: 20909

Received: 10/11/2011

Respondent: Fairlight Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

To note the publication of the Fairlight Action Plan. (Covering the whole of Fairlight Parish.)This shows very little internal need for new housing for the residents of Fairlight - six individuals were looking for accommodation and of those five were looking for sheltered accommodation. Also the Draft Rural Settlements Study Part 2 pages 45 & 48 shows a "relatively low level of demand from the housing register". This does not support any identification of Fairlight as needing development, nor does it support the unqualified statement that "Affordable housing is a particularly pressing community need in rural areas."