Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options

Comment

Representation ID: 23244

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

Policy DRM1 (page 25) should include a requirement to reprocess brown water
and rainwater from all new housing and industrial buildings.

Comment

Representation ID: 23245

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

Wind turbines are inappropriate in the High Weald AONB as they are in direct conflict with 'natural beauty'. New housing when oriented correctly should be required to install solar PV as a low impact highly efficient form of low carbon Energy. All new developments both domestic and industrial should be required to fit solar PV with the property owner having full ownership (that is not a rent a roof scheme). All existing industrial units should be incentivised to add solar PV.

Comment

Representation ID: 23246

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

It is all too easy for site owners to 'put potential new buyers or lessees off' by even a slight overvaluing of the market price/rental value or simply not being prepared to enter into a sale with someone wishing to buy at market prices should the underlying reason for marketing be to seek a change of use. A much tougher test should be sought/longer time period of non-use. For example it is clear in the case of village shops and pubs that quality of the owner or landlord can make the difference between the success and failure of a business.

Comment

Representation ID: 23247

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

Equestrian developments policy DCO2. Policy option A is preferred.
The suggested preferred policy option B is highly prescriptive and attempts to stifle a very important rural industry. The bridleway system in Rother is poor and horse riders have equal rights to all other modes of transport over the highway system. The proposed policy attempts to limit riding activity to areas with good bridleways which simply don't exist in Rother. The BHS's advice should be sought on this policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 23248

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

Option B is preferred.

There is a disconnect between RDC's housing policy and core strategy. The core strategy attempts to increase affordable housing in isolated rural areas without good public transport/shopping facilities whilst the housing policy relocate persons from Bexhill to rural areas, taking individuals from a well serviced town to poorly serviced isolated areas whilst by virtue of the bidding system placing those in rural areas in areas away from where they live/work. The impact of CIL in northern Rother and 40% affordable housing requirement will suppress housing delivery as it will reduce developer profitability. Policies must be dovetailed.

Comment

Representation ID: 23249

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

The preferred policy is over prescriptive and over burdensome. Policy B or D is preferred.

Comment

Representation ID: 23250

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

Policy option D is preferred to allow a positive approach and accessibility to self build. Self build sites should be considered in a similar way to exception sites and be allowed outside development boundaries in the case of work/live units or for rural workers living close to their place of work.

Comment

Representation ID: 23251

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

Policy option A is preferred. The proposed option is over prescriptive and overlooks the way housing growth has typically been more organic in rural areas. The proposed approach will have an urbanising effect on rural areas.

Comment

Representation ID: 23252

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

Option B is preferred. Incremental garden extensions in the countryside have a slow but damaging eroding effect on fields.

Comment

Representation ID: 23253

Received: 20/02/2017

Respondent: Sedlescombe Parish Council

Page 75 point 11:it should be clearly spelt out that the employment sites at Marley Lane are wholly within Sedlescombe parish and should be considered part of the employment for both Sedlescombe and rural areas not Battle. It is simply wrong to apply these sites to Battle's requirement. This issue has been raised and not corrected at each stage of the core strategy and still remains uncorrected. By mis-stating this detail the plan is significantly understating rural employment sites. In addition the DaSA fails to include the Sedlescombe sawmills which when redeveloped will contribute to the rural employment sq/m requirement.