Bexhill Town Profile - Rother District Council

Bexhill Conservation Area Character Appraisal
3.45 Bexhill Conservation Area Appraisal was adopted by RDC in February 2003.
A Conservation Area character appraisal is an assessment of the special
interest, character and appearance of a particular Conservation Area. The
document should identify the wider qualities of distinctiveness of place by
defining and protecting those physical elements that contribute to the special
character. The town centre is characterised by a rich Victorian and
Edwardian heritage which gives the town a distinctive character. Much of the
town centre of Bexhill is covered by Conservation Area status. Subsequently
significant change in the town centre is limited. It is acknowledged that large
multiples have difficulty relocating in Bexhill town centre because of the
restrictions imposed by smaller units. Instead, the larger retailers are moving
to adjacent Ravenside or other urban centres such as Hastings or
Eastbourne.
Representations to the Core Strategy
3.46 A total of 110 representations were returned on Bexhill and Hastings Fringes,
and 58 on the Preferred Strategy for timing of the Link Road, which is approx
12% of the consultation data base. A total of 1,359 representations were
returned. In summary:
Issue
Representations
Bexhill and Hastings
Fringes
Box 8 Shared Vision for
Bexhill and Hastings
Box 9 Bexhill Aims and
Objectives
Box 10 Preferred Strategy
for Bexhill
Box 4 Preferred Strategy for
timing of Bexhill/Hastings
Link Road
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4
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3.47 The main intention of this stage of the consultation was to gain an impression
of the weight of public opinion on a range of issues concerning Bexhill and
provide Rother District Council with a steer on development issues.
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