Site N05: Land to the north west of Winchelsea Lane

Comment

Representation ID: 4669

Received: 07/08/2012

Should this site be carried forward into the final Development Management Plan it will need to include measures to reduce the impact on the Strategic Road Network.

Object

Representation ID: 4677

Received: 09/07/2012

Object to inclusion of N05 as housing site. Lies within AONB and outside built up area boundary. Need to consider immediate impact of development as well as further impact through visual intrusion and land activity which can be viewed from well outside the boundary of the site. The unchanging character of this land is fundamental to the natural beauty element of the AONB. There should be a presumption against development.

Comment

Representation ID: 4791

Received: 17/08/2012

There is insufficient underground sewerage capacity to serve this development. This is not a constraint to development provided the connection is made to the nearest point with adequate capacity. This must be mentioned in site specific policy.

Development design should also avoid building over existing water supply and wastewater infrastructure, and allow for 6-13m easements/diversions where necessary. Suggested additional text provided.

Object

Representation ID: 5235

Received: 06/09/2012

This site lies within the High Weald AONB. The Council should be mindful of Paragraph 116 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that planning permission should be refused for major developments within such areas except in exceptional circumstances and subject to certain tests.

Any allocation at this site will need to enable development which satisfies the tests. We recommend suitable landscape capacity and sensitivity studies are undertaken if the possibility of an allocation at this site is to be taken forward. We also advise seeking the views of the local AONB Unit.

Object

Representation ID: 5282

Received: 12/07/2012

I am in possession of a copy of a letter to you from Mr Peter Shaw the contents of which I concur.

The area has come under attack a number of times from speculators and on those occasions I have pointed out the dangers of creeping concrete down the valley endangering the habitat and changing the landscape.

I would urge Hastings Borough Council and its councillors not to allow the revision of development boundaries in this particular case as being unnecessary and having a detrimental impact on residents, environment, landscape and wildlife.

Object

Representation ID: 5283

Received: 12/07/2012

I have seen the letter sent to you from Pete Shaw and wholeheartedly agree with what he has to say.

This will destroy the natural landscape for may people living in and around the area.

I hope common sense will prevail and this proposal will be rejected.

Support

Representation ID: 5286

Received: 15/06/2012

The site is already bordered by housing.

The NPPF states that local authorities should seek to use areas of poorer quality agricultural land which is the last use here.

With flexibility in regard to the type of housing/development considered appropriate, the site could be developed sensitively with minimum impact on the environment. The gradient of the land is such that with sympathetic development views from existing dwellings are unlikely to be seriously impeded.

Access included in the site is wide enough to accommodate housing development, the land has mains sewer access and there is no flood risk.