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ownfield windfall sites come forward. Rother District Council is currently assessing whether a case exists for the site to be released now. 3.4 The outline application broadly accords with the requirements of the site specific policy in the adopted local plan. The allocation of the site in the local plan forms part of an agreed strategy that, if necessary, should be released to meet Structure Plan housing requirements (policy H1). The principle of development of the site therefore can be supported. The precise timing of the site’s release however, is a matter for Rother District to resolve. Transport and Rights of Way 3.5 Structure Plan policies S1(c) & (d), TR1(h) and TR3 require development proposals not to create or perpetuate unacceptable traffic or transport conditions, that new development should be accessible by a variety of modes of transport and that development proposals should provide for the transport demand that they create. 3.6 The proposal conforms to RDLP site policy RY5 regarding access which states that vehicular access should be from Udimore Road, opposite Cadborough Farm, and in the form of a new mini roundabout. The Highway Authority is satisfied that the proposed roundabout and will operate satisfactorily with the amount of traffic generated by the development, subject to securing the detailed design of the roundabout as recommended by the stage one safety audit. 3.7 To provide residents of the new development with access to a satisfactory public transport service the Highway Authority requires contributions towards bus services and improvements to bus stops along Udimore Road. Contributions will also be sought for the upgrade of rights of way, both to provide safe and appropriate routes to and from the site and to improve the existing rights of way network in the Rye area to accommodate the general increase of use arising from the development. 3.8 The Highway Authority will require a Local Sustainable Accessibility Improvement Contribution (LSAIC) to mitigate the transport impacts of the development. This will be spent on measures identified in the Rye Local Area Transport Strategy including improvements for pedestrians and bus users around Rye railway station. Other infrastructure 3.9 The County Council’s Development Contributions Co-ordinator is providing detailed advice on the infrastructure contributions required from this residential development to meet the additional demands on County Council infrastructure in the Rye area (policy S3). 3.10 The County Council’s Director of Children’s Services advises that existing primary and secondary schools are capable of accommodating the additional demands for places that would arise from the proposed development. However, existing nursery facilities serving the area would not have sufficient capacity available to accommodate children arising from the new housing. Therefore, the proposed development should contribute towards additional nursery places. 3.11 Contributions will also be sought towards library and household waste provision in accordance with the County Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance on Development Contributions. Though the existing Rye Library would not be able to meet the demands from the new development, there are proposals to relocate the service. Therefore, contributions towards increasing capacity at the new library premises should be provided. Contributions to improvements of facilities at Mountfield Household Waste Recycling site, which serves the area the proposed development is within, are required to accommodate the additional demands the proposed development would generate.
Landscape and archaeology 3.12 The site, though not within the High Weald AONB, does adjoin it and the site’s topography also means that any development here has the potential for visual impact on the surrounding AONB. The Structure Plan requires that the quality and character of the AONB landscape is to be conserved and enhanced (policy EN2). This includes minimising the impact of any development close to them and affecting their setting. Also development will be carefully controlled that would have a significantly adverse effect on established views (policy EN3). 3.13 A Landscape and Visual Assessment of this outline proposal accompanies the application and I consider the scheme is generally acceptable in landscape terms. However, to minimise its impact on the wider AONB landscape it is essential that the development is contained and an appropriate landscape buffer zone is provided and maintained within the application site. Therefore, it is recommended that should the District Council be minded to approve this application, the developer should enter into a section 106 planning agreement with Rother District Council to secure an appropriate new landscape structure, to prevent any future development and to fund the on going management of the landscape areas. 3.14 Whist it is acknowledged that this is an outline application with layout and landscaping being reserved for subsequent detailed applications, there is concern that the positioning of the access road, shown on the illustrative layout, would unnecessarily impact adversely on the surrounding AONB. Consequently I would advise that the road should be realigned closer to the new urban edge to reduce its visibility. County Council landscape officers are happy to provide further advice as the detailed application is developed. 3.15 A habitats survey accompanies the application. I agree with its overall conclusions and am satisfied that all the necessary surveys have been undertaken. Rother District Council should satisfy itself that the any approval complies with guidance under Planning Policy Statement 9 and the duty under Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 to enhance biodiversity. 3.16 No archaeological assessment has been provided with the application. County Council records show that there are presently no recorded archaeological sites within the development area. However, there is a general level of archaeological remains in the surrounding area, so it is possible that development on the site could impact on potential archaeological remains. Consequently a standard condition should be attached to any permission to ensure that no development shall take place until the implementation of a programme of archaeological investigation which has been agreed by the Rother District Council in consultation with the County Archaeologist, (policy S1(j)). Waste minimisation 3.17 Construction activity generates a considerable amount of waste and the management of such waste should be an active feature of all development. Any proposal of development on this site should require the developer to minimise waste generation arising from construction as far as practicable and consider its reuse on site. Waste Local Plan policy WLP11 and the Construction and Demolition Waste Supplementary Planning Document clearly establish the requirements for developers to minimise waste generated by development. Before permission is given the applicant must provide information on how construction waste is to be minimised.
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