Site N06: Hastings Garden Centre, Bexhill Road

Support

Representation ID: 3824

Received: 16/08/2012

If the garden center is demolished this would be a brouwn field site and would make for good development the only problem would be the access and would neet to be the installation of a roundabout to the lane to help and make safe all trafick.

Comment

Representation ID: 4573

Received: 17/08/2012

The site lies within flood zone 3. A flood risk assessment would be required to inform the design of development.

Comment

Representation ID: 4611

Received: 13/08/2012

In principle, access could be formed from existing access to the garden centre, although some junction improvements would be needed, and new or upgrading of existing bus stop faciliteis may be required.

The overriding issue would be capacity on Bexhill Road, currently over capacity at peak times (generally at capacity). Site would need to contribute to bus priority measures on A259 (complimentary measures associated with Link Road).

Comment

Representation ID: 4614

Received: 13/08/2012

This is an area which lies within an Archaeological Notification Area (ANA) defining the potential limits of the medieval port settlement of Bulverhythe. The site lies on the northern side of a low hill on which the settlement lay and the site may include remains associated with a quay side and /or channel margins surviving as below ground remains. The site has very high potential for significant heritage assets with archaeological interest and appropriate assessment and evaluation surbey would be required to understand the potential archaeological interest and risk/cost to development in advance of decision making on any proposed development.

Comment

Representation ID: 4615

Received: 13/08/2012

Landscape comments - As this is a brownfield site within the built up area it could be supported as having development potential.

Comment

Representation ID: 4617

Received: 13/08/2012

Ecology comments - Glyne Gap SNCI is within 20m of the site and there are no records of protected species from the area (reptiles). The SNCI is designated for its marshy grassland and reedbed, which forms part of the more extensive wetland complex of Combe Haven SSSI. Protected species surveys will be required and possibel subsequent mitigation. The nearby SNCI should be protected.

Comment

Representation ID: 4793

Received: 17/08/2012

We currently have no comments regarding policy considerations for this site.

Support

Representation ID: 5225

Received: 28/08/2012

The inclusion of the site complies with the effective use of previously developed land in the National Planning Policy Framework and is a deliverable site to contribute to the Councils five year housing supply.

The site has no constraints to its availability, is in a suitable location with reasonable prospect of being viably developed. As such, it represents a more suitable site for housing than sites NO2, NO3 and BO1 which lie outside the current development boundary or are subject to significant environmental constraints.

Hastings Garden Centre should be included in the Council's housing allocation in the Development Management Plan.