GH1: Robsack A, Church Wood Drive

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Object

Development Management Plan Revised Proposed Submission Version March 2014

Representation ID: 5792

Received: 20/04/2014

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

1. It should be considered that the proposed development in the Development Management Plan is in breach and therefore inconsistent with Objective 3 of the Planning Strategy regarding conserving the local environment.
2. Robsack Wood and Church Wood was adopted as one Local Nature Reserve in the 2004 Hastings Plan. A development of the connecting land would create two nature reserves which is inconsistent and effectively invalidates the nature conservation provisions in the 2004 plan. It also suggests that the provisions 2014 Development plan will also be disregarded at some future time in breach of National guidelines.

Full text:

It was represented in 1997 when I moved to this location that the current development at Robsack Avenue and Whittlewood Close was approved and concluded with the intention that the 'meadow' area remain as part of the Robsack Wood/ Church Wood planned nature reserve. If this was not the case then permission would have been granted at that time for an alternative that would have included the current area of proposed development. The conservation and environmental benefits were readily promoted by the council at the time of the original development, expressing their intention to protect the ancient woodland of Robsack Wood and Church Wood. These areas were allocated as one 'Local Nature Reserve' in the 2004 and can only be considered as one if the connecting meadow is included.