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Representation ID: 1328

Received: 14/07/2008

We do not support this PA. It is predicted on the BHLR and is a greenfield development that site very poorly with moves to sustainable transport. Among other effects, there is predicted to be significant reduction in rail trips in the local area if BHLR is.

The Park and Ride facility and the new railway proposed here are, in our view likely to have the following effects. Rail business will be abstracted from Bexhill; there will be renewed pressure for the closure of Crowhurst station; there will be an increase in car access from within central Hastings and St Leonards to Wilting station, so reducing trips from the 3 stations; reduced footfall here will reduce opportunities for local businesses; traffic in the urban areas will increase; rural bus access to Hastings/St Leonards will diminish as people coming in from the hinterland drive to the P&R site will cause increased surface runoff and risk of flooding.

It scores poorly in the SA.