CLB2 - Taxi Office/B.R. Social Club, St Johns Road

Object

Representation ID: 5409

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Please see my objection to CLB1 as my argument is the same. The existing "new developements" in this area are unsightly and unkept which contributes to the existing problems with litter/rubbish and anti-social behaviour and spoils the look of the surrounding properties and heritage of the area.

Object

Representation ID: 5424

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

This will be detrimental and unsightly to the area. The council says it is trying to improve and regenerate the area by attracting new businesses, families, etc, yet constantly damages what we have left of this Victorian town. This is not family accommodation, but more single units which will just house more unwaged, substance abusers to terrorise the streets and prevent true regeneration.

Object

Representation ID: 5473

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

With regards to site ref CLB2 - proposed 7 storey block of flats outside St Leonards Warrior Square Station. I live very near to this site and feel that the potential that these flats will be used as a social/low income rented accommodation will further threaten the regeneration of the Central St Leonards shopping/station area. There has been much in the media recently about embracing the period architecture of St Leonards and tidying up the streets so street drinkers and alike don't threaten tourism and pull down local businesses. I believe this development could further encourage the congregation of street drinkers etc. (who are living in the flats) at a vital point of first impression when arriving to St Leonards - the train station. Further, that the proposed development will destroy the architectural beauty of the station (designed by William Tress) which is historic and unique selling point, don't ruin St Leonards chances of attracting tourist & vital income from it's unique architecture and making it look undesirable.

Object

Representation ID: 5486

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Two attractive victorian houses would be demolished and replaced by a sprawling multi-storey block. The character and appearance of a key local, historic site in the middle of the Kings Road area, which is encouraging tourism and positive local pride, would be ruined. We do NOT need more tower blocks. We DO need careful improvement and development of our exisiting fine buildings PLEASE.

Object

Representation ID: 5488

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The commercial base and 30 residential units planned for this site will be seriously detrimental to the landscape and elegant italianate station and surrounding victorian buildings. Any plans should be sympathetic to existing buildings, not out of character and dominant. Network Rail indicated they wanted 47 residential units - a 7 storey block. This is too dense and way out of character - the plan should be protecting of the character and appearance of the area.

Object

Representation ID: 5491

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Two attractive victorian houses would be demolished and replaced by a ghastly multi-storey block. I thought high-rise blocks were being demolished these days because they are not considered user-friendly.

Object

Representation ID: 5493

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Although cautiously phrased, the statement in the sentence in lines 4 to 6 potentially offers an opportunity for a developer to put pressure on the Council to accept a higher number, to the developer's own advantage and to the detriment of policy HN1's objective.

Object

Representation ID: 5519

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Allocated use - mixed use.
Area of site 0.12h with capacity of 30 equals a density of 250 dwellings per hectare. 30 dwellings was in the Local Plan 2004. The maximum under the new Local Plan would be 0.12ha x 40 = 5 dwelling not 30 huge overdevelopment. this is for commercial & residential the only way to achieve 30 dwellings would be to have a huge block of flats in conservation area and adjacent to a listed railway station.

Object

Representation ID: 5538

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Warrior Square Station is a listed building. Replacing the Alfa Cafe with 30 units of housing would do wanton damage to an exceptional site that remains seeable from afar.

There is no need for a landmark building which would act as a catalyst for the broader regeneration of St Leonards.

The site FB3 notes similarly mention of 'high quality development' which is exactly what was promised for the Archery Ground but not delivered so thrown out by the Planning Inspector.

Kings Road would be blighted by development that is inimical of F4,E4,EN1 and others.

Object

Representation ID: 5542

Received: 15/04/2013

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Contrary to objectives 1 and 3 (p14). It would destroy heritage tourism and the revenue/jobs from it. Warrior Square Station is now the main heritage tourism rail portal to the Borough contrasting with Hastings Station business hub and university. This landmark block would totally destroy the precious unique townscape of which the single storey taxi office and cafe are of great social and economic advantage. A mega block would also destroy the openness of the much used play area and take away land (site of former social club) so it could no longer be used for play area extension.