Rother District Council object to the reference to renewable energy generation in the Combe Valley Countryside Park (and to the inclusion of an area identified on the key diagram is shown in the Rother District boundary), as no comprehensive assessment has been made to determine this is the most appropriate area. Further investigative work is required to determine the most suitable location and therefore it is not appropriate to limit this potential to the Combe Valley Countryside Park, particularly given its objectives (nature conservation, recreation and strategic gap). It is considered more appropriate to make policy references to the fringes of Hastings and duly qualify the regard to the above issues in identifying any suitable locations.