Proposed Submission Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 24202

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

We do not believe that these proposals go far enough particularly in respect of water efficiency. We already have water shortages and they are likely to get worse if the climate change predictions are correct.

Support

Representation ID: 24203

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

We are broadly in agreement with this section but do feel that the current stress on businesses could be helped by lowering business rates. This is a Government matter but should be included as a lobbying point.

Object

Representation ID: 24214

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

1) We are currently struggling to clarify the claim of unviability on the Strand Meadow development of 30 homes in Burwash.

2) We are also unclear why the new proposals within rural areas have increased the size of the development from 5 to 6 units before on site affordable housing requirement is triggered.

We also believe that the current policy on the type of affordable housing provided through developments which includes shared ownership and affordable rent should be reviewed. The Housing Needs Survey we carried out as part of the Neighbourhood Plan shows that one of the two principal areas of need was from young working families on low incomes who need social rented units and are currently being priced out of the higher rents (80% of Local Market Rents) which are provided through the Affordable Rent product. Their incomes also preclude them from shared ownership. It is clearly not right that hard working families should be 'too poor' to be able to access affordable housing.

Object

Representation ID: 24216

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Exception sites are by their very nature rare. We therefore feel that where the land is coming forward at lower than market rates as is the case with exception sites, that there shouldn't be the need for market sales to provide further subsidy.

Object

Representation ID: 24217

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Burwash like many areas of the country has a growing elderly population. As part of our Neighbourhood Plan considerations we recently carried out a Housing Needs Survey which showed that there were two principal areas of housing need :

a. Social housing for young families (more on this in DHG1 above)

b. Small 1/2 bed bungalows for sale to existing residents to move to leaving behind larger unsuitable in accessible family homes

Object

Representation ID: 24221

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

We feel that there should be a limit of say 50% on size of any extension. This is particularly pertinent to smaller dwellings to ensure that they remain in a lower price bracket.

Object

Representation ID: 24224

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

This policy as drafted leaves unacceptable holes which will be exploited by developers. In doing so it makes the case for not building on AONB much harder and seems to go against the advice within the NPPF paragraph 171 which states:

"Great weight should be given to conserving and enhancing landscape and scenic beauty in National Parks, the Broads and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which have the highest status of protection in relation to these issues"

We have already been in dispute with what constitutes a major development when RDC ruled that the Denton Homes scheme of 42 units was not major.

Object

Representation ID: 24225

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

This section is welcomed but the Parish Council feels that it needs to go much further to include the rural areas. The gaps between Burwash, Burwash Weald and Burwash Common and Burwash Parish to Etchingham and Broad Oak are equally important Strategic Gaps providing 'green lungs' between the villages.

Object

Representation ID: 24227

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The section which suggests that planning applications will be favourably considered if they contribute to the housing target until such time as Neighbourhood Plans is in force should be removed. This will only encourage developers to rush through planning applications in order to predate Neighbourhood Plans.