Rother Local Plan 2025-2042 – Development Strategy and Site Allocations

Object

Representation ID: 29798

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

SG1 and SG2 are unsuitable due to remoteness, lack of services, parking issues and difficult access. These sites cannot support sustainable development.

Object

Representation ID: 29799

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

IK1 and IK2 extend an already long ribbon of development and create access and road‑safety concerns. Infrastructure is insufficient to support additional growth. Both should be removed.

Object

Representation ID: 29800

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

BT1 is too large; only the small section in the Neighbourhood Plan may be acceptable. BT7 is highly constrained with ancient woodland, flooding, high biodiversity value and unsafe access. BT10 is an isolated ribbon extension with only a bus route as local service. All are unsustainable.

Object

Representation ID: 29801

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

Broad Oak cannot absorb a combined 100 dwellings. BR3 in particular risks overwhelming the settlement. Both sites would exceed local infrastructure capacity.

Object

Representation ID: 29802

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

NR2 extends development too far from the existing core in a highly linear village. It is poorly related to services and unsustainable.

Object

Representation ID: 29803

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

PL1 is remote, poorly integrated with the village and accessed via a narrow lane. The site is unsuitable and should be withdrawn.

Object

Representation ID: 29807

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

EC1 has high flood risk and constrained access. EC3 is an unjustified linear extension beyond previously accepted limits and would require tight access controls. Both sites conflict with sustainability objectives.

Object

Representation ID: 29808

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

HG4 proposes a very large expansion incompatible with the Neighbourhood Plan and unsupported by local infrastructure. The village cannot absorb this scale of growth.

Object

Representation ID: 29809

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

RB3 has already been rejected in the Neighbourhood Plan due to steep topography, sewerage limits, underground utilities and access impacts. These constraints remain and make the allocation unsound.

Object

Representation ID: 29810

Received: 19/03/2026

Respondent: CPRE Sussex

Agent: CPRE Sussex

FW2 comprises disconnected parcels with complex ownership, lacks local services, and depends heavily on facilities 2km away in Ticehurst. The location is unsustainable.