Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 26382

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Sensible balance between protecting commercial sites and allowing sensitive development where commercially viability is clearly not possible. Proof of this will need to be clear and concise to ensure consistency in approach.

Comment

Representation ID: 26384

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Views of the community and knowledge of the parish council. Rural pubs have a different focus for employment and should perhaps be treated differently. Contaminated land is also an issue. No definition given of community uses.

Comment

Representation ID: 26385

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Concern about point 3 as it allows justification of local produce for holiday accommodation, not clear enough. Open to abuse to build on farmland citing this policy. Policy is not supported by enforcement at all on holiday parks, caravan sites. Stronger language in policy to prevent permanent structures in rural sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 26386

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

How it impacts farming communities with abuse of policy to build on farmland.

Comment

Representation ID: 26387

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Subjective language weakens the policy, modest and suitable being open to interpretation when making decisions on sites put forward. This maybe because it covers too many variable uses of sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 26388

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Nothing to support biodiversity been removed from the previous policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 26389

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Good policy

Comment

Representation ID: 26390

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Protection of verges and hedgerows and AONB sites. Impact on residents needs to be included. Definitions on secluded site and noise pollution. Foresty works needs to be looked at carefully, examples of sites being used for forestry equipment and work in secluded areas. New agricultural tracks are a concern, definition of track and not road. Secluded development needs to be defined. Impact of medieval field pattern in rural areas. Consideration of historic routeways in rural areas.

Comment

Representation ID: 26391

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Important policy to support diversification in a hard sector. Contained footprint of the farm is a good boundary to outline.

Comment

Representation ID: 26392

Received: 17/07/2024

Respondent: Burwash Parish Council

Should be a limit on the diversification or the activities to diversify could become the main business.