Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 26335

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Emphasis on young people buying first homes not mentioned here. Does shared ownership form part of the policy of affordable housing in the plan?

Comment

Representation ID: 26336

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Local needs plan. No mention of parish councils and the impact on rural communities linked to infrastructure.

Comment

Representation ID: 26337

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Young people are key to the survival of smaller rural areas. If the policies are written to reflect the balance between infrastructure and affordable housing being available, this links directly to enforcement on planning permissions given to developers based on affordable housing allocation that is then taken away once viability studies are completed. Permissions linked to affordable housing need to be enforced.

Comment

Representation ID: 26338

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

How does this effect parishes with Neighbourhood Plans. No mention of Parish Councils. No distinction between urban and rural areas but they are very different in terms of infrastructure requirements. Local need not defined as the need of the individual parish. No mention of 100% affordable in Bexhill?

Comment

Representation ID: 26339

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Cap on numbers in rural areas could be considered?

Comment

Representation ID: 26340

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Not clear why this policy is needed. Isn’t this covered in exception sites? Significant change to previous policy with the removal of the need to be adjacent to the boundary. This could open the countryside to wider developments. The only limitations being proximity to amenities under the rules given, does this mean developments can be built in the countryside as long as they are within 400 m of a bus stop? How does this protect the Natural Landscape, how does this protect rural areas as a whole?

Comment

Representation ID: 26341

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Consider removing the policy in it’s entirety.

Comment

Representation ID: 26342

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

This policy is completely undermined by HOU4. If HOU4 is allowed, exception sites will not be considered by developers as HOU4 is an easier way to get development in the rural areas, outside the development boundary without considering the local need. No consideration of how the policy plays out in reality in rural areas.

Comment

Representation ID: 26343

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

This policy is completely undermined by HOU4. If HOU4 is allowed, exception sites will not be considered by developers as HOU4 is an easier way to get development in the rural areas, outside the development boundary without considering the local need. No consideration of how the policy plays out in reality in rural areas.

Comment

Representation ID: 26344

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

No