Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 27974

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LWL2: Facilities & Services, i) Accessible Centres, Examples of local amenities p69; It is not clear if some, or all, of those listed are a requirement.

Comment

Representation ID: 27975

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LWL2: Facilities & Services, i) Accessible Centres, Examples of local amenities, p69; Please can a transport hub (bus stops, car club for example) be added to this list.

Comment

Representation ID: 27978

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LWL2: Facilities & Services, i) Accessible Centres, p69; ‘In village and Countryside Area’ - is there a typo/missing word in first line?

Comment

Representation ID: 27979

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LWL2: Facilities & Services, (B) (i) Indoor meeting place, p70; Last sentence should be revised - …to support*s* social prescribing

Comment

Representation ID: 27980

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LWL2: Facilities & Services, p69-72 and LWL4: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and Public Transport (Within the Site), p79-82; Consideration should be made, in these sections, to include e-cargo bike storage to enable door-to-door delivery of small goods reducing road-based traffic for deliveries.

Comment

Representation ID: 27981

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LWL2: Facilities & Services, p69-72 and LWL4: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and Public Transport (Within the Site), p79-82; Consideration should be made, in these sections, to include e-cargo bike storage to enable door-to-door delivery of small goods reducing road-based traffic for deliveries.

Comment

Representation ID: 27983

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LWL3: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and Public Transport (Outside the Site), LWL4: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and Public Transport (Within the Site) p73-82; All references to ATE’s Design Tools / Guidance should refer to: Active Travel England’s (ATE) design assistance tools and planning application assessment toolkit

Comment

Representation ID: 27985

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LWL3: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and Public Transport (Outside the Site), p73-78; When referring to policy and standards, it is suggested that this should be future proofed and caveated somewhere in the policy by also adding: ‘or updated versions thereof’.

Comment

Representation ID: 27986

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LWL3: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and Public Transport (Outside the Site), p73-78; It is suggested that consideration is made for including the need for mobility hubs.

Comment

Representation ID: 27987

Received: 22/07/2024

Respondent: East Sussex County Council

LW3(A)i) Access and Provision of Public Transport, p73; It is suggested that the policy should be reworded as emphasis needs to be on providing public transport access to work, education, shopping, social and medical opportunities. Specific reference to Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) should also be omitted as this type of bus service will not continue beyond March 2026 unless significant ongoing funding streams are confirmed (DRT types of bus operation are not commercially viable). In addition, reference to the term ‘shuttle bus’ services is not required as there is no clarity as to what this would be in practical terms.

It is also suggested that the wording in relation to walking distances and amending bus services needs to be amended to recognise the ongoing financial viability of amending bus services to meet this requirement.

For proposed re-wording please see paragraph 1.40 of the attached submission document.