Here are just a few comments we have received from the public about the East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Development Framework
Comment A
Firstly I'd like to commend you for the amount of information on your website & the blog from Saturday's meeting was helpful.
Perhaps I've missed it while browsing, but is there a page which summarizes the next steps in the planning process (& associated timelines) after the Consultation period ends? What happens next in the process & when?
My parents live within the Golden Cross proposed site. Due to physical disability, they have not been able to attend the meetings & I want to ensure they have access to all the up-to-date information.
Also, are there any particular websites/articles you would recommend, that talk about how residents stand legally if the land-raise proceeds & their house is right ontop of it, which it would be! For example, are ESCC obliged under law to offer compulsory purchase within a certain radius of the site?
Comment B
The answer which was not given at the Hailsham meeting on 23rd Jan. as to how much of the total waste emanates from Brighton and Hove, is given in the so called consultation document (perhaps Tony Cook had not read his own document).
Brighton and Hove contributes one third (1/3) of the total waste to be disposed of.
Require Brighton and Hove to deal with and dispose of its own waste and the problem facing East Sussex is immediately reduced by 33%.
Comment C
We have lived in Piltdown for over 22 years and were horrified to discover in Dec the proposed landfill site.
The route from the A23 to A272 at Piltdown passes through several villages which are totally unsuitable for heavy traffic.
Living on the A272, I cannot count over the years the number of accidents outside our house, including some fatalities. I can provide photographic evidence of an upturned car that ended up in our drive, demolishing heavy gates and writing off my car in the process.
Piltdown is renowned for the Piltdown hoax; we do not want this replaced with a rubbish dump.
There are numerous houses, including ours, which will be able to smell and see the rubbish dump. The beautiful walks and landscape will be no longer.
Surely there are more suitable sites where no houses are in spitting distance from a proposed rubbish dump?
Why were we not informed at the outset about the proposed site? We had a right to know as we will be directly affected. We could have been issued a letter, instead of finding out via third parties.
Therefore:
These are serious matters of concern - why is ESCC refusing to take these issues on 'on board'
We have also been informed that one of the reasons historic land raise proposals (10 years ago) were dropped was because elections were pending and there was a ground swell of opinion that recommended voting against the incumbent party controlling ESCC at the time
Maybe this is the ultimate solution - simply vote Councillor Matthew Lock and everyone involved out of office because if ESCC persevere with this ill advised approach that is what will happen !!