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

No.
At no point within Policy BEX 15 is there mention of the current Scouting provision located at 9th Bexhill Hall.

Our recommendation would be

(xii) Provides continued Scouting opportunities either at the current location of the 9th Bexhill Scout Hall or within close proximity to their current site. Close proximity within this context would mean within preferred site BX122 boundary or not less than 500 meters from the boundary of preferred site BX 122

The above statement would be in line with items 7 and 8 of the Sustainability Appraisal Document Nov 2016.

Page 183, Section titled, Key Constraints/Opportunities, paragraph 1.
Identifies BX122 as "having a scout hut", and
"The Freehold of the land is in one ownership but there are multiple leases and sub leases."

The 9th Bexhill Scout Group Trustees are holders of the freehold of the site to which the 9th Bexhill site is on. That site is within area BX122 thus giving a false impression of the available land development opportunities.

This misinformation is reiterated in relation to the map shown on 182 where the preferred site BX122 boundary overshadows the site of the 9th Bexhill Scout Hall.

Yes Particularly the last paragraph of policy DC0 1

Policy DCO1: Retention of Sites of Social or Economic Value., last paragraph

"Proposals should not result in the loss of facilities or features which may undermine the viability of its use, including, but not limited to, carparks, gardens, and function rooms."

No.

At no point within Policy BEX 15 is there mention of , let alone retention of, the current Scouting provision located at 9th Bexhill Scout Group Hall.
However ample acknowledgement and intent is provided to the existing coach and lorry park based in Wainwright Road within BEX 15 (x).

Our recommendation would be to make an addition to Policy BEX 15 by inserting the following.

(xii) Provides continued Scouting opportunities either at the current location of the 9th Bexhill Scout Hall or within close proximity to their current site. Close proximity within this context would mean within preferred site BX122 boundary or not less than 500 meters from the boundary of preferred site BX 122

The above statement would be in line with items 7 and 8 of the Sustainability Appraisal Document Nov 2016.
Also (xii) would be compliant with Development Policy 7 and or its possible new policy, option C Policy DCO1: Retention of Sites of Social or Economic Value. In particular its last paragraph

"Proposals should not result in the loss of facilities or features which may undermine the viability of its use, including, but not limited to, carparks, gardens, and function rooms."

Comment.

It is noted that on page 183, Section titled, Key Constraints/Opportunities, paragraph 1.
Identifies BX122 as "having a scout hut", and goes on to state in paragraph 8.
"The Freehold of the land is in one ownership but there are multiple leases and sub leases."

To our knowledge this is untrue. The 9th Bexhill Scout Group Trustees are holders of the freehold of the site to which the 9th Bexhill Scout Group is situation on. That site is located within the area identified as BX122 thus giving a false impression of the available land development opportunities.

This misinformation is reiterated in relation to the map shown on 182 where the preferred site BX122 boundary overshadows the site of the 9th Bexhill Scout Hall.

Please rectify asap to show the clear boundary of site BX122. Within future text and maps regarding BX122.