We support the general approach taken in the Preferred Approach and appreciate the difficulty in balancing the requirements for new housing placed on the District Council against the need to protect sensitive and attractive areas. We support Policies S1, S2 and S3 in principle. However, we are concerned about the impact that 1250 new dwellings could have on Southbourne and its residents. Infrastructure in the Parish is already inadequate. The infrastructure required to serve the new development as listed in Policy AL13 must be delivered on time, ie before or during the proposed development, if the quality of the local environment and the residents is to be protected. Therefore, we support the framework provided for the Southbourne Parish Neighbourhood Plan review set out in AL13 provided the infrastructure is delivered in time as set out in Policy S12. If delivery cannot be guaranteed we would object to the proposed housing numbers.

(We have raised objection to Policy AL13 (4) which is addressed in a separate submission).