C02 - Mount Denys, Pinehill & The Ridgeway

Object

Representation ID: 2295

Received: 15/03/2012

This site is unisuitable for high density development as it is situated on what is effectively the ring road of Hastings which is a vital access route for the hospital and is likely to become more congested if the link road is given the go ahead. Therefore planning permission should only be given for 10 dwellings on the site.

Support

Representation ID: 2605

Received: 27/04/2012

I think this would be a good area to put some housing in but the number of units should not be over stated.

Comment

Representation ID: 2857

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: 2888

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: 3023

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: 3137

Received: 08/05/2012

Both D40 & D41 have outline planning permission, subject to legal agreement, for 7 and 14 units respectively. C02 has no planning status at the moment, but planners fancy 31 units. All this seems like over-development at first glance, and I also wonder whether the combined sites should be considered for educational use.Mount Denys, Pinehill & Ridgeway are all owned by the County Council after all. I fail to see why the site is 'suitable for high density development' given its proximity to most services and the impact of traffic on The Ridge.

Comment

Representation ID: 3356

Received: 26/04/2012

The site currently has two access points, one from The Ridge and the other from St Helens Down. It may therefore be appropriate to maintain this arrangement and split the development into two separate closes. The alternative would be to access the entire site from St Helens Down as we would not wish to see intensified use of an access onto The Ridge. This option may necessitate junction improvements at the junction of The Ridge & St Helens Wood. 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 area is served by a number of bus routes which link the site to Town Centre and Conquest Hospital.

The overriding issue with this development is capacity on The Ridge. The road is at or over capacity especially at peak times. Any application would need to produce robust evidence that any additional traffic impact can be mitigated. Any application if acceptable, would also 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.

A comprehensive and integrated design approach should be taken if this and adjacent sites D40 and D41, both of which already have outline planning permission, come forward.

Comment

Representation ID: 3396

Received: 27/04/2012

C02
The site should be low density houses to match existing houses

Comment

Representation ID: 3421

Received: 03/04/2012

Site reference C02. Where in the plan is the revised location of the ESCC premises to take place? High density dwellings along this main road should not be considered.

Comment

Representation ID: 3435

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.