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Can you inform me just how many new houses they are proposing should be built in the “new town” that would arise alongside the link road if permission is granted to open up the land for development? I cannot seem to find this information anywhere, either on the County Council’s website or yours! Many thanks
Peter Bolwell
I went to an open display of houses to be built at start of Link Road. Sidley Baptist Church. 3,000 at sidely
As I’m always in a rush, my previous message was awful. Link Road housing & business plans at Sidley Baptist Church. They (SeaChange) are planning a huge development. 3,000 plus homes in SIDLEY area with path for cycles, walkers between business. Also a Gateway Road, not One, Two roads of similar length for cars and lorries.
The latest figure we have is 2,650. The Rother District Council North East Bexhill Masterplan suggests 1,100. These would be mainly on the east of the BHLR if it was built, in the area of Worsham Farm. This plan is available to view with a simple search on, for example, Google. No development has taken place, although up to 500 homes could have been built without the BHLR at any time over the last 10 years. With the BHLR, there is likely to be a high level of car useage. Without it, there would be opportunities to develop walking and cycling routes and provide good levels of public transport leading to a far less car dependent community. We don’t take a position on the question of development itself, but merely comment that if there is to be any, it has to be as sustainable as possible.
Derrick Coffee.
hi derrick hope your well, im a bit concerned with this new road going through bexhill to hastings do you know when this is going to take place, as i dont have too much information on this. many thanks sarah johnston
Hello Sarah
Construction could start in January 2013 so the last, uninterrupted and tranquil Spring could have just taken place. The bulldozers could arrive within months. Looks grim but we haven’t given up!
Derrick
3,000 houses, two industrial estates. Article published in Bexhill Observer early 2012, uncertain of date and month.
Good on you lot! We have been suffering the same official arogance- I recognised all of the condescending speeches by the suits! We are currently fighting to keep our village free from a 3000 hgv lorryy park, a huge (95 hgvs per day) anaerobic digester and 1200 houses that KCC and the local planners want to dump on us. Direct action works, so far we have held tem off since 2008- you guys seem to have the same stamina! You have to fight for your community! Well done!! If we can help (boosting numbers etc) then please email.
Good luck
Regards
Ian
I have just heard a rumour third-hand that the County Council is now seeking to amend some of the details of the planning scheme for which they previously obtained approval.Do you know if this is correct? If so, can you confirm exactly what details they are seeking to change? Surely this would give rise to a right to raise further objections, since it means in effect that they obtained their ealier appproval under false pretences! If so, to whom should our representations be addressed?
It was I that notified the Defenders on facebook. See post. Other than that I have here details.
Regards
Richard
North East Bexhill Master Plan: Now 4,000 houses.
4,000 houses & 6 industrial areas. North East Bexhill Masterplan. BX2 & BX3.
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Hastings Demo against the Cuts!!
On Wednesday 27th February Hastings Borough Council will meet to vote in a raft of cuts that will do nothing but hurt the people of Hastings.
Various Unions, groups and local organisations are hoping to gather as many people as possible outside the meeting to show the opposition of the people of Hastings to these devastating cuts. Austerity is not working; we need a better way.
Meet at 5pm – outside Town Hall
WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY , WHY DON`T U GIVE UP AND STOP WASTING THE POLICE TIME & RESOURCES & WASTING TAX PAYERS MONEY?
Northeast Bexhill Masterplan BX2 & BX3. Now it’s 6 industrial areas, 4 to 5 thousand houses, Increasing monthly. High density housing to rear of Pebsham Lane up to Wrestwood Road. Low-cost housing for south London overspill.
Surface water from Link Road, housing and industrial estates to discharge into the Combe Haven River at Bulverhythe Increasing the risk of flooding Bulverhythe flood plain. The Environment Agency claim, flooding will be but once in a hundred year eventuality. No so.
The Combe Haven has a long history of flooding, even as recently as January and February of 2013 caravans at Combe Haven Caravan Park had to be pumped out, cleaned-up. Hastings Borough Council’s Bulverhythe Flood Plain risk assessment was several years out of date and compiled with incomplete information.
Surface water from the Link Road, coupled with a huge construction programme will exacerbate flood risk problems, not only in the Combe Valley over the winter months, but also the Bulverhythe flood plain and Bexhill Road areas.
Mr John Shaw CEO Sea Change, formerly Sea Space, Bexhill Hastings Renaissance evidently does not have any idea where, or how the surface water from his new scheme will discharge into the Combe Stream. These revelations are very alarming, considering the construction of his new Gateway Road/industrial estates will discharge into said stream. Mr Shaw’s drawings of his Gateway Road, coupled with Link Road. 6 industrial areas in addition to proposed housing of 4-5 thousand units.
The Combe Stream, coupled with Watermill Stream and others all discharge on the Bulverhythe Flood Plain. At this point the stream is more akin to a river, prone to flooding.
Bexhill Observer 19 April 2013. Development plans were apparently construction up to 2028 4200. Latest 4,800, this figure I have not seen before. Government now require 10,000.
https://www.facebook.com/CombeHavenBulverhytheFloodPlain
Northeast Bexhill Masterplan: 6 industrial areas. It’s been reported that housing is now 4,800. Planning permission is outline, so anything might happen. Been mooted that it’s high density housing parallel with Pebsham Lane up to Wrestwood Road.