Object
Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035
Representation ID: 2287
Received: 05/02/2019
Respondent: Dr Christine Bowen
S24. It is very hard to reconcile how the building of over 1,000 new homes in Southbourne on farmland is consistent with the council's aim to protect the countryside, or the stated aim to: "protect the countryside in the plan area from the urbanising impacts of development which can arise from the impact of buildings, structures, lighting, traffic and other activities"
The scale of the proposal for Southbourne is wholly inappropriate. Whilst it might be possible to mitigate the effects with a more modest development - it will be impossible to do so with the nature of the proposals outlined.
It is very hard to reconcile how the building of over 1,000 new homes in Southbourne on farmland is consistent with the council's aim to protect the countryside, or the stated aim to: "protect the countryside in the plan area from the urbanising impacts of development which can arise from the impact of buildings, structures, lighting, traffic and other activities"
The scale of the proposal for Southbourne is wholly inappropriate. Whilst it might be possible to mitigate the effects with a more modest development - it will be impossible to do so with the nature of the proposals outlined.