Comment
Sustainability Appraisal of the Core Strategy
Representation ID: 1730
Received: 07/07/2008
Representation Summary:
We are unconvinced by the present sustainable appraisal. Many double green ticks we feel are glib and should be more questioned. We will select a high risk example to illustrate another concern - objective 14 which incorporates marine environment. The concentrated retail and office space planned for the town centre would appear to jeopardise the quality of the marine environment. The sea is blatantly a supreme asset of the town, if not its most defining characteristic. Should we be endorsing a strategy that is prepared to risk Hastings being known for its foul seashore?