Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 27403

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

As noted earlier in this document this policy applies to towns but not to Rural Villages that do not have effective and safe walking routes or practical public transport.

Comment

Representation ID: 27404

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

These facilities exist already and do already within the limited funding and investment available provide “Living Well” options in village. If the new plan will divert funding for improvements from towns into Villages (Much of the Capital investment in Rother is Bexhill focussed, while only 50% of the population live in Bexhill) this policy will work. If it means we will have to travel to the nearest large cluster town it wont work. If either is used as an excuse to build large developments in villages that overwhelm the existing communities the plan will only be seen as a sham.

Comment

Representation ID: 27405

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

These facilities exist already and do already within the limited funding and investment available provide “Living Well” options in village. If the new plan will divert funding for improvements from towns into Villages (Much of the Capital investment in Rother is Bexhill focussed, while only 50% of the population live in Bexhill) this policy will work. If it means we will have to travel to the nearest large cluster town it wont work. If either is used as an excuse to build large developments in villages that overwhelm the existing communities the plan will only be seen as a sham.

Comment

Representation ID: 27406

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

This does not appear to comply with major developments proposed in Catsfield. See prior on answers on walking & public transport.

Comment

Representation ID: 27407

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

This does not appear to be relevant with major developments proposed in Catsfield.

Comment

Representation ID: 27408

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

This does not appear to comply with major developments proposed in Catsfield.

Comment

Representation ID: 27409

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

The proposed sites layout and orientation are very different to the linear orientation of all other housing in the village and will not comply with this policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 27410

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

Sustainable transport as noted earlier is not practical

Comment

Representation ID: 27411

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

Clusters as a principle does not fit with the needs of the villages. There is no evidence that this principle works in practice, or aligns with the Green to the Core or Live well live better ambition for the local plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 27412

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: Catsfield Parish Council

These criteria do not fit with the scale of development planned for Catsfield. No Jobs. No change to access for services. The need to travel will not decrease.