C08 - Land adjacent to 777 The Ridge

Object

Representation ID: 2366

Received: 23/03/2012

Here we have yet another greenfield site that should NEVER be built on - what is going here? Are we to see every piece of green space concreted over? And it is clear that 90% of all these proposals are for flats. How many times have we heard from our illustrious councillors that there are too many flats in Hastings? And yet this relentless rape of our countryside continues - families contained within small flats with no gardens and often, inadequate car parking. It is nothing short of scandalous.

Object

Representation ID: 2410

Received: 03/04/2012

This site should remain outside the development boundary and not be developed for housing. Flooding/landscape issues, plus it would add to traffic generation in an area that is set to have massively increased traffic levels already because of the decision to construct the Hastings-Bexhill Link Road - not good for emergency vehicles trying to get to the Conquest hospital, never mind ordinary traffic. We have lost huge areas of open space in this area in the last 25 years due to the Little Ridge development etc.: it's time it stopped.

Object

Representation ID: 2478

Received: 23/04/2012

I wish to object to any development on the land adjacent to Sandrock Park, The Ridge at land opposite 777 The Ridge. There has been gross overdevelopment along The Ridge in recent years which has led to a considerable reduction in the quality of life for the residents of Hastings who live there, or nearby. The new Link Road will greatly increase traffic and further impinge on the quality of life for these residents.

Object

Representation ID: 2484

Received: 23/04/2012

There has been excessive overdevelopment along The Ridge which has led to considerable reduction in the quality of life for the residents of The Ridge and those nearby as well as commuters using the road. The new Link Road will greatly increase traffic and pollution, further impinging on the quality of life for residents and commuters alike.

Object

Representation ID: 2489

Received: 19/04/2012

These has been gross overdevelopment along The Ridge, which has led to a considerable reduction in the quality of life of the residents of Hastings who live there or nearby. The new Link Road will inevitably greatly increase traffic and further impinge on the quality of life of these residents.

Object

Representation ID: 2501

Received: 10/04/2012

The roads ie. Ridge and A21 will be congested at all times with most families having two cars.
The water supply is sadly at a low at the moment. Any more homes will make it worse affecting residents of the area. It will change our way of life as our aim is to keep Hastings as we like it.
Until these problems are resolved the building should be delayed.

Object

Representation ID: 2554

Received: 26/04/2012

Number of people: 2

There has been gross overdevelopment along the ridge which has led to a considerable reduction in the quality of life for the residents of Hastings who live there, or nearby. The new link road will greatly increase traffic and further impinge on the quality of life for the residents.

We also consider bearing in mind the fact at circa 85,000 Hastings, as indeed the whole of the British Isles, is grossly overpopulated. Councils therefore should not entertain any further development, instead concentrating on the improvement and utilisation of existing properties.

Object

Representation ID: 2632

Received: 27/04/2012

Number of people: 42

We feel that over the years there has been a gross over development of any available site on The Ridge and this has led to a noted reduction in the quality of life for the residents. We make this objection in the knowledge that the development of the Hastings/Bexhill link road will increase the traffic and further impinge on the quality of life of these residents. The increase proposed would put another 200 dwellings on The Ridge this is on top of the 200 plus already built or granted permission over the last 10 years.

Petition signed by 42 people

Object

Representation ID: 2639

Received: 27/04/2012

I wish to object to any development on land adjacent to Sandrock Park the ridge (N04) there has been gross over development along the ridge. The new link road will greatly increase traffic and become the next Bexhill Rd. Trying to catch a bus on the east bound side in the morning with a stick at the top of Elphinstone Rd is a nightmare. Why do we need to build on green sites?

Object

Representation ID: 2718

Received: 25/04/2012

There has been gross over development on the Ridge which has led to a considerable reduction in the quality of life for the residents of Hastings who live here or nearby.

The new link road will greatly increase traffic which will further impinge on the quality of life for the residents.

This development if allowed to go ahead will cause more problems for the Ridge as this corner and part of the Ridge is considered to be the most dangerous corner in Hastings.

Turn the land into allotments which would be most beneficial to the people of Hastings.

Support

Representation ID: 2814

Received: 27/04/2012

support residential use along The Ridge boundary but to keep the rear of the site open.

Comment

Representation ID: 2846

Received: 02/04/2012

The development will add to the volume of traffic along the Ridge. As congestion increases we are concerned that traffic on the Ridge heading to the A259 or in the opposite direction will cease to use the B&Q junction and use the lanes to join/leave the A259 at the Butchers Lane junction

Comment

Representation ID: 2878

Received: 26/04/2012

In conjunction with other sites in Planning Focus Areas 1; 4 and 11 development is for a possible 972 residential units, with approx 258 residential units being on the Ridge. That is a considerable number of extra cars accessing and exiting a very busy road. My concerns are the amount of units being proposed and the continued approval for back garden developments.

Object

Representation ID: 2997

Received: 10/04/2012

Infrastructure not adequate, more traffic, over populated, not enough water as it is, Ridge and Hastings cannot cope with any more traffic, schools, doctors, hospital shortage

Object

Representation ID: 3087

Received: 23/04/2012

I wish to object to any development on land opposite 777 The Ridge, numbered C08 in The local Development Framework. There has been gross overdevelopment along The Ridge in recent years which has led to a considerable reduction in the quality of life for the residents of Hastings who live there, or nearby

Object

Representation ID: 3177

Received: 24/04/2012

Support site for allotments

Comment

Representation ID: 3225

Received: 27/04/2012

Maplehurst Wood SSSI-was in an unfavourable condition at the last review.

The unfavourable condition of the SSSI appears to relate to the recreational disturbance.

The development of a significant number of homes some 200m from the SSSI presents the risk of further detrimental impact

I understand that a number of partners are working with the private owner of the wood to improve management of the site and overcome the issues for the SSSI. Funding for mitigation work arising from local development may be appropriate.

The site may also be sensitive to air quality and water issues

Comment

Representation ID: 3280

Received: 24/04/2012

Maintain a green link to A31. Protect ponds, ghyll woodland and springs.

Comment

Representation ID: 3289

Received: 26/04/2012

Little Ridge-&-Ashdown and Filsham-&-Bulverhythe are closely located to the A21 and A259 respectively and have been targeted for significant amounts of residential and employment development. It is important therefore, that development within these areas come forward with associated sustainable transport infrastructure to reduce the need to travel by car and the impact on the SRN.

Should these sites be carried forward to the next consultation stage it will be necessary to show how their impact will be mitigated. This is also true with large development sites in Filsham & Bulverhythe which are likely to generate traffic on the A259 west of Bexhill.

Comment

Representation ID: 3345

Received: 26/04/2012

The site is located at the junction of The Ridge and Harrow Lane, which is currently a mini roundabout. It is already busy in the area especially due to the proximity to Ashdown House. Access to the site would need to be from Harrow Lane towards the southern end of the site, in order to ensure adequate visibility and provide some separation from the roundabout. The area is reasonably well served by Public Transport with bus routes running along Harrow Lane, with up to a 20 minute frequency linking the site to the Town Centre and local schools. Pedestrian crossing point across Harrow Lane and The Ridge could be improved. Being in a Zone 4 area within the ESCC parking standards, adequate provision must be made on site for vehicle as well as cycle parking.

The main issue with this development is capacity on The Ridge. The road is approaching capacity at times. Any application would need to produce robust evidence that any additional traffic impact can be accommodated or effectively mitigated.

Any application if acceptable would be required to contribute towards improvements to the capacity on The Ridge including the complementary measures associated with the construction of the Bexhill Hastings Link Road.

Object

Representation ID: 3384

Received: 27/04/2012

C08
The currently defined built up area should be retained

Comment

Representation ID: 3424

Received: 03/04/2012

Focus areas 1 and 4 propose a total of 520 residences all requiring direct access onto the already heavily congested Ridge Road. This is ludicrous. With the projected increase arising from traffic using the new link road, there will be traffic congestion on a similar scale to that existing on the present A259 route from the western entrance to Hastings.
No further building of residential property should be permitted until a satisfactory solution has been made to the A21 problem.

Object

Representation ID: 3516

Received: 09/05/2012

I wish to object to any development on the land detailed above. There has been gross overdevelopment along the Ridge, which has led to a considerable reduction in the quality of life for the residents of Hastings who live there, or nearby. The new link road will greatly increase traffic and further impinge on the quality of lfe for these residents.