Bexhill Town Profile - Rother District Council

The main employment centres that “draw” labour out of Hastings and
Rother are Tunbridge Wells, inner/central London, Wealden and
Eastbourne (approx. 2,000 people each).
Hastings and Rother draw workers in mainly from Wealden, Eastbourne
and, to a lesser degree, Tunbridge Wells.
The joint Hasting and Rother Employment Land Strategy Review
recommends the provision of 60,000 sq. m of employment floorspace to be
provided in Bexhill over the plan period.
East Sussex Local Transport Plan 3
3.43 Local Transport Plan 3 is the statutory transport document covering the years
2011-2026. The document provides the framework for East Sussex County
Council and its partners to deliver the LTP vision across East Sussex. LTP3
was adopted in July 2011.
Bexhill Local Action Plan
3.44 The Bexhill Local Action Plan was initiated by the Council in 2010 with a
community open day to help identify the needs and issues of the people living
and working in Bexhill, and to understand and highlight how their daily lives
may be affected by things happening around the town. A series of public
consultation events were organised to ensure a wide spectrum of opinions
were gathered including information gathering sessions across the District.
Some of the key statistics include over 1,300 completed questionnaires
returned at over 20 collection points. Over 5,000 written comments
submitted. Over 400 people attended one of the Have Your Say events.
Some of the issues include:
Lack of training & job opportunities across the town
Lack of knowledge of local events, facilities & amenities
Bexhill residents have to travel to Hastings for minor health
treatment
Lack of places for young people to meet and socialise safely
Perceived high cost of public transport for young people.
Insufficient local bus services
Numerous issues related to the ‘look & feel’ of Bexhill town centre
Lack of local identity and feeling of community
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