A28 - Land at Osbourne House, The Ridge

Object

Representation ID: 2242

Received: 10/02/2012

These proposals represent an overdevelopment of this site. It is very sad to see this historic house in the stages of demolition. Once again we have a development where little thought has been applied to the surrounding area. Another huge blot onthe landscape is forecast. Big is not always better.

Object

Representation ID: 2294

Received: 15/03/2012

This site is suitable for housing but with half of the housing units currently proposed to avoid over development.

Object

Representation ID: 2417

Received: 03/04/2012

55 units - too dense. 25 max. Otherwise too much pressure on infrastructure, and would generate too much traffic in an area (The Ridge) which will already suffer a huge increase in traffic due to the misguided construction of the Hastings-Bexhill Link Road.

Support

Representation ID: 2827

Received: 27/04/2012

support residential use with housing designed to reinforce the street boundary

Comment

Representation ID: 2854

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: 2885

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: 3020

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

Comment

Representation ID: 3133

Received: 08/05/2012

This already has outline planning permission subject to legal agreement, for possibly 55 residential units in a 2.95 hectare site (that's about 7.5 acres.

I had trouble finding the application on the website. I look at the dwellings elsewhere in Elphinstone Road and Pilot Road and think perhaps 55 units may be excessive -though perhaps with smaller gardens? I'd need to see the detail to be convinced

The smaller site in Elphinstone Road that A28 is mapped around is the subject of 09/179 and that the original application involved both sites. Is there something disingenuous in this not being mentioned?

Comment

Representation ID: 3393

Received: 27/04/2012

A28
Land at Osbourne House: Information misleading, there is a wildlife area at the bottom of the site. Nett developable area much less than 2.93ha. Osbourne House is a heritage asset. Only outline granted. Capacity too many.

Comment

Representation ID: 3432

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.