Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 27763

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Proposed Policy LWL8: Multimodal Parking
Rye:
P97: Dropped kerbs could be positioned in key places other than buss access points to enhance accessibility. At present there ae makeshift tarmac inserts in some places which are both unsightly and can be dangerous as they do not present an even ramp.
P94 Q48: Acceptable, but see Q50.

Comment

Representation ID: 27765

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

P100 Q49: Public opinion is against electric scooters and some electric bikes. For towns where there is little space or pavements, why encourage them?

Comment

Representation ID: 27766

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

P100 Q50: Keep these small and localised, not large and remote.
P96: Should the minimum space allocations be revisited?

Comment

Representation ID: 27770

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Rye welcomes the Vision for Rye and the Eastern Settlements Cluster and endorses the acknowledgement of the serious constraints on development, as in earlier plans.

In earlier text. “Bio; geo and flood risk constraints were all included in the important 2006 Local Plan text below”
“Rye – Old Text: The location of development should respect the close relationship to landform and landscape setting. Much of the land that surrounds Rye is within a flood risk area and also, if developed, would severely detract from the setting of Rye. These factors constrain further growth and any extension of the ribbon development and other development on the levels needs to be resisted. The capacity of the town to take significant additional traffic is also limited in environmental as well as physical terms.”
Rye -New text reflects the serious constraints on development in Rye.
“The important historical character of Rye will be preserved and enhanced, maintaining a strong retail and services core with access to sustainable green tourism and leisure opportunities. Areas at risk from flooding and sensitive environmental areas will be protected from inappropriate development and the high-quality biodiversity and landscape designations will be sensitively managed and enhanced, including community access, through biodiversity net gains from development.
The key employment areas within Rye Harbour will be retained, along with other commercial areas across the town. This includes maintaining the viability of the Port of Rye as a working harbour, while having regard to protecting the integrity of internationally designated habitats. Key tourism areas such as Camber will be promoted through improved accessibility to reduce the dependency on the car, including better utilisation of existing cycle and pedestrian routes.
The eastern cluster of settlements will be better connected by sustainable transport infrastructure, with Rye acting as a key transport hub, and local economies will continue to grow, respecting the historic development pattern of rural communities over time. The strengthened connections to Rye as a sustainable market town, will allow for sensitive development in adjoining villages”

“The settlements within the eastern part of the district depend on Rye for wider facilities and services. Rye also functions as a key transport hub for travel outside of the district. While some of these settlements link radially to Rye, there is also a network of settlements which form a cluster……..with Rye as a key destination.
It is desirable that the Rye cluster is supported by enhanced bus services through the development strategy of the Local Plan.”

Comment

Representation ID: 27771

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Development Target Comparison, please see below for reconciliation

See Table at page 10/11 of attached submission document.

Comment

Representation ID: 27779

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

“This work …..will be developed after the Regulation 18 consultation stage. In seeking to maximise its potential supply, the Council wish to receive feedback through this Regulation 18 consultation on the opportunities for development that are proposed, and to develop its evidence base to support the most suitable and sustainable sites coming forward for development.”
Rye has carried out a detailed site reassessment, using data from the initial work on the Rye NP, but updated to early 2024. This data has been passed to Rother Planners and it is noted that it has been reflected in the HELAA.
The reassessment reflects the serious constraints on future development in Rye because of the reasons in P138.

Comment

Representation ID: 27781

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Housing growth to 2040
Rye – Given the constraints, RNP allocated mainly brownfield sites: because of the conservative assessment of development potential in the Rye NP, new targets remain achievable and manageable

Comment

Representation ID: 27784

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Rye agrees: “In addition to considerations set out by other policies, all development should meet the following criteria:
-To meet the needs of future occupiers, including providing appropriate amenities and the provision of appropriate means of access for disabled users;
-Not to harm the amenities of adjoining properties;
-To respect and not detract from the character and appearance of the locality;
-To be compatible with both the existing and planned use of adjacent land, and to take full account of previous use of the site.”

Rye - Sustainable development and the presumption of sustainable development must include a full consideration of all three key factors described in the comments on P17/18.

Comment

Representation ID: 27786

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Rye: Development boundary constrains development by avoiding development on protected bio diversity and flood risk. Potential risk is “that until a five-year housing land supply is demonstrated, the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies, and as a consequence pressure may exist to extend settlement areas.” Rye would argue against this, because of the natural constraints.

Comment

Representation ID: 27787

Received: 23/07/2024

Respondent: Rye Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Rye agrees