Proposed Submission Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 24113

Received: 06/12/2018

Respondent: Fairlight Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Fairlight Parish Council has always resisted the development of the East Field (Land East of Waites Lane) on Wakehams Farm. Our position remains unchanged. Previous consultations have indicated also that most residents would prefer there to be no development on this site.
However, as part of the Neighbourhood Planning process our assessment was that there was no alternative site in Fairlight which could be developed if, and only if, the local need for this could be demonstrated.
We recognise that it is essential that Rother has an up to date Local Plan. If Fairlight must have an allocation a modest development of 20 dwellings in accordance with Figure 12 of the Core Strategy 2014 with 50% age restricted as proposed in the proposed DaSA would be preferable to the much larger development of 150 homes for which a planning application has been submitted (ref: RR/2018/2726/P)
Any future application would have to show how all planning issues including drainage and safe access would be managed and would be subject to robust examination.

Fairlight Parish Council wishes to be represented at the public inspection.

Object

Representation ID: 24115

Received: 06/12/2018

Respondent: Fairlight Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Policy DEN6: Land Stability
Coastal Erosion - Fairlight

While in general warmly welcoming policy DEN6 Fairlight Parish Council considers that policy fails in its objective in one respect.
The policy, while recognising the importance of controlling development near the cliff edge, fails to take away permitted development rights. (See General Development Order, Article 4). Those rights can lead to large and heavy structures being constructed without the need for planning permission, together with extensive excavation and construction work. Such structures and works are capable of destabilising the cliff.
By removing permitted development rights householders would have to apply for planning permission and a proper assessment of the proposal's effect on the cliff can be made through the planning process.
Paragraph 6.65 of the DaSA refers to the National Policy. It is submitted that Rother, in declining to commit to an Article 4 direction in its policy, has failed to pay proper regard to those policies and options available to it.
Fairlight Parish Council wishes to be represented at the public inspection.

Object

Representation ID: 24126

Received: 06/12/2018

Respondent: Fairlight Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Fairlight Parish Council objects to the bringing into the development boundary of land to the East of Waites Lane at Fairlight Cove. The land in question is within the AONB.
See comments on Policy FAC2