B04 - Former Westerleigh School

Comment

Representation ID: 2496

Received: 11/04/2012

Density much too high for this area. Look around!! Has become a wildlife sanctuary. Will increase traffic issues on Hollington Park Road & Gillsmans Hill - especially if link road is granted.

If the Fern Road Village Green application is not successful, the loss of this open grassland will be to the detriment of the area. We do not need to infill every space.

Comment

Representation ID: 2821

Received: 27/04/2012

mention of an ice rink is nonsensical as the town centre ice rink has proven to be non-sustainable. Concern about the impact on Hollington Park Close but this could be alleviated if links could be formed with adjacent roads

Comment

Representation ID: 2939

Received: 24/04/2012

Sites B03 and B04 (Former Westerleigh school). The proposed density of development (75 units in total) seems way too high and out of character with the surrounding area. I would support the keeping of this area as a green space, but if residential development is to go ahead it needs to be of good quality, detached properties that blend with the neighbourhood.

Object

Representation ID: 3012

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: 3091

Received: 25/04/2012

The proposed construction of 68 properties on this site is a vast over
development for the following reasons:-
(1) The site is very undulating and unstable.
(2) It is prone to flooding, owing to under ground springs.
(3) It would be out of keeping with surrounding properties.
(4) It would generate an increase in traffic which, together with the other recent
developments off Gillsmans Hill, would certainly swamp local roads.

Object

Representation ID: 3092

Received: 26/04/2012

I wish to object to the suggested redevelopment for the following reasons:
The site seems far too small for the suggested amount of units
I have recently been informed about natural springs on the site and previous flooding through my property. This problem could only get worse.
Are the water mains/electricity/sewer systems capable of more load
Desecration of wild life around the pond and tree areas.
Over population and traffic increase will cause problems in the area.

If houses are built on the site I would suggest a development like Summer Hill

Object

Representation ID: 3171

Received: 08/05/2012

B03 & B04 Former Westerleigh School -the proposals would be an over-development. I am surprised that B04 just over 2 ha.) is thought suitable for 68 units, whilst B03 (about 0.5 ha.) only 7 units. For access reasons, which have already been commented on, the two sites needs to be considered
in harmony.

Comment

Representation ID: 3298

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: 3349

Received: 26/04/2012

Access to the site would be via Hollington Park Close which is not adopted. It is considered to be an unadopted highway meaning that there area public access rights along it but it is not maintained by ESCC. This would need to be made up to provide adequate access to the site for both vehicles and pedestrians. Any development would need to consider capacity at the junctions of Gillsmans Hill & The Green and Hollington Park Road & The Green. A regular bus service operates in The Green linking the site to the Town Centre and local schools. Bus stop improvements should be considered to make bus travel more attractive and make the site more sustainable. Speeding traffic has been an issue in the past in Hollington Park Road and therefore traffic speeds and possibly traffic calming will need to be considered. 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.