Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 27926

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

ESCC is pleased to see that there is emphasis on active travel and public transport. This aligns with the draft East Sussex LTP4.

Comment

Representation ID: 27927

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

ESCC generally support Overall Priority 2 and supporting text.

Comment

Representation ID: 27928

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

Overall Priority 2 – Live Well Locally, Para 2.11, p23; - suggest adding following to the end of this paragraph:

"...and active travel. *Additional development in the district will likely add pressure onto the existing transport networks, requiring suitable mitigation to ensure that this will not have a significant adverse impact on these networks.*"

Comment

Representation ID: 27930

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

Suggest adding new bullet to address transport and connectivity e.g.:

*• minimising the distances that people need to travel enabling higher levels of walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport journeys*

Comment

Representation ID: 27935

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

Spatial Objective 1, p26; Suggest revising first bullet point to say:

• *Direct development to sustainable locations, with services and active travel / public transport options*

Comment

Representation ID: 27936

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

Spatial Objective 1, p26; Suggest reference is made to supporting infrastructure for alternative fuel types e.g. hydrogen fuel cell technology and electric vehicles.

Comment

Representation ID: 27939

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

Spatial Objective 3, p26; High quality design should also bear in mind the need to be inclusive for all users.

Comment

Representation ID: 27940

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

Spatial Objective 5, p27; Suggest revising first bullet point to say:

• *The* Local Plan Transport Assessment will provide evidence for *mitigation measures and* strategic */ local* improvements required to…

Comment

Representation ID: 27942

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

Spatial Objective 5, p27; Reference should be made to draft East Sussex LTP4 and in particular the East Sussex Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP), the latter which will include more detail on walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure routes across the county. An update to this document will commence from late summer/early autumn 2024 following the completion of LTP4.

Comment

Representation ID: 27943

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

Question 4, p29; Whilst greater emphasis should be on getting people to travel by walking, wheeling, cycling or using public transport, quite often these options are not viable, and therefore suitable and appropriate access by car is required.

Although the inclusion of community accessibility through sustainable transport measures is laudable, it would be remiss to not consider journeys that need to be made by private car and also look at strategic connectivity for those travelling into and out of, as well as around, the county. It is suggested this could be addressed by including an additional Spatial Objective, or revise Objective 8.