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PublishedSeptember 2019

Housing Land Supplyincorporating Housing Trajectory

April 2019 position statement

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Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................... 4 2. Housing Land Supply and Housing Trajectory ............ 5

Housing completions .................................................................................... 5

Affordable housing....................................................................................... 6

Housing Delivery Test ................................................................................. 6

Housing commitments .................................................................................. 7

Residual requirements against Core Strategy housing targets ................ 8

Requirement for deliverable sites ................................................................ 9

Supply of deliverable sites (5 year supply) ............................................... 10

Housing trajectory ....................................................................................... 13 3. Appendices .................................................................... 15

Appendix 1: Large sites with permission .................................................. 15

Appendix 2: Large sites delegated to approve subject to S106 .............. 15

Appendix 3: Saved Rother Local Plan 2006 Allocations .......................... 16

Appendix 4: Made Neighbourhood Plan Allocations ................................ 16

Appendix 5: Calculation of residual requirements ................................... 17

Appendix 6: Breakdown of individual village requirements .................... 17

Appendix 7: Breakdown of anticipated annual completions ................... 18

Appendix 8: Anticipated trajectory ........................................................... 18

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1. Introduction 1.1. This report presents information about housing completions, commitments

and requirements as at 1 April 2019 as well as self-build and custom housebuilding interest in Rother district. As such, it fulfils the following functions:

• It meets the National Planning Policy Framework1 (NPPF) requirement to annually monitor housing delivery;

• It provides guidance to Planning Committee, developers and other interested parties on the current supply of deliverable sites;

• It provides information on the anticipated delivery (‘trajectory’) of housing development in support of the adopted Core Strategy.

1 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2

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2. Housing Land Supply and Housing Trajectory Housing completions 2.1. Figure 1 shows that 255 net additional dwellings were built in the 12 months

between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019. Figure 1: Total housing completions (01/04/2011 - 31/03/2019)

Total Housing Completions 2011/12 177 2012/13 98 2013/14 157 2014/15 177 2015/16 246 2016/17 284 2017/18 186 2018/19 255

Total 1,580 Average 198

2.2. The level of completions since the start of the new Local Plan (01/04/2011)

can be seen to be below the annualised target of 335 dwellings per year in the Core Strategy.

2.3. The number of completions is broken down between large sites (6 or more dwellings) in Figure 2 and small sites (less than 6 dwellings) in Figure 3.

2.4. An allowance for small windfall sites is made in the Core Strategy. No allowances have been made for large site windfalls2, as it is expected that most large sites will have been identified in the Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan, as well as in the various Neighbourhood Plans. However, Figure 2 shows large windfall sites continuing to make a significant contribution to supply.

Figure 2: Large site completions (01/04/2011 - 31/03/2019)

Year Completions on large sites

Completions on large windfall sites

% of completions on large windfall sites

2011/12 117 30 26% 2012/13 59 21 36% 2013/14 129 46 36% 2014/15 119 10 8% 2015/16 176 80 45% 2016/17 177 32 18% 2017/18 144 37 26% 2018/19 199 34 17%

Total 1,120 290 26% Average 140 36 2.5. Figure 3 shows that average small site completions since 2011 have been 57

dwellings per year. This is 25% more than the allowance of 46 dwellings per year as set out in the adopted Core Strategy.

2 Large windfall sites are sites of 6 or more dwellings that have not been identified as suitable in a Local Plan, a Neighbourhood Plan or the SHLAA (2013).

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Figure 3: Small site completions (01/04/2011 - 31/03/2019) Small Site Completions

2011/12 60 2012/13 39 2013/14 28 2014/15 58 2015/16 70 2016/17 106 2017/18 42 2018/19 56

Total 459 Average 57

Affordable housing

2.6. Figure 4 shows that there were 80 units of affordable housing completed

between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019. This was comprised of 57 units of affordable rented housing and 23 units of shared ownership.

Figure 4: Gross Affordable housing completions (01/04/2011 - 31/03/2019)

Gross Affordable Housing Completions 2011/12 70 2012/13 13 2013/14 58 2014/15 99 2015/16 58 2016/17 104 2017/18 66 2018/19 80

Total 548 Average 69

Housing Delivery Test

2.7. The Housing Delivery Test is an annual measurement of housing delivery in

the area of relevant plan-making authorities, brought in by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG).

2.8. It is a percentage measurement of the number of net homes delivered against

the number of homes required, as set out in the relevant strategic policies for the area, over a rolling three year period.

2.9. The planning policy consequences of not meeting the Housing Delivery Test

are set out in footnote 7 and paragraphs 73 and 75 of the NPPF. a) Where the Housing Delivery Test indicates that delivery has fallen below

95% of the local planning authority’s housing requirement over the previous three years, the authority should prepare an action plan in line with national planning guidance, to assess the causes of under-delivery and identify actions to increase delivery in future years.

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b) Where the Housing Delivery Test indicates that delivery has fallen below 85%, this will amount to ‘persistent under-delivery of housing’ and the five year supply of specific deliverable sites should, in addition, include a buffer of 20% to improve the prospect of achieving the planned supply.

c) Where the Housing Delivery Test indicates that delivery has fallen below 25%3, the presumption in favour of sustainable development will apply, as per paragraph 11 of the NPPF.

2.10. The 2018 Housing Delivery Test results4 were published on 19 February

2019. This shows that the 2018 measurement for Rother was 69%. As such, the Council is required to produce an Action Plan as mentioned above, and also include a 20% buffer within the five year supply calculations. It should be noted that while this result means that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply in respect to the Housing Delivery Test, it does apply in respect to the lack of a 5 year supply, as discussed in paragraphs 2.36 to 2.39 below.

Housing commitments 2.11. As Figure 5 shows, the number of outstanding dwellings on large sites with

planning permission has increased from 798 in April 2011 to 2,252 in April 2019, which is an increase of some 182%.

2.12. A significant proportion of this increase can be attributed to the outline planning permission at Worsham Farm in North East Bexhill, granted in April 2016, which when completed will deliver some 1,050 dwellings. This site is an existing 2006 Local Plan allocation (BX2) and was dependent on the construction of the Bexhill Hastings Link Road (Combe Valley Way) which was completed in winter 2015.

Figure 5: Number of dwellings permitted on large sites (01/04/2011 - 31/03/2019)

3 The low threshold figure of 25% is a transitional arrangement only and will increase to 45% in November 2019 and 75% in November 2020. 4 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-delivery-test-2018-measurement

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2.13. While large site permissions have been increasing since the beginning of the plan period, this has not translated into significant progress towards making up the shortfall in housing delivery. This suggests that, whilst more planning permissions are being approved within the District, they are not being built out in a timely manner.

2.14. Large site permissions (6 units and above) as at 1 April 2019 are set out at the end of the document in Appendices 1 and 2. This shows that 2,252 dwellings have planning permission or have been approved subject to S106 Agreement. A further 283 net additional dwellings are planned on small sites with planning permission at 1 April 2019, giving a total of 2,535 dwellings with planning permission (or delegated to approve subject to S106).

2.15. Allocated sites covered by saved 2006 Local Plan policies are shown in

Appendix 3 and are assessed as having the capacity for a further 299 dwellings over the plan period. The bulk of these are on the allocated site at Blackfriars in Battle.

2.16. Appendix 4 shows sites which have been allocated in the adopted

Sedlescombe (SNP) and Salehurst & Robertsbridge (SRNP) Neighbourhood Plans. The SNP has allocated sites for between 34 and 39 dwellings and the SRNP has allocated sites for between 41 and 50 dwellings. It should be noted that the SRNP figures do not include the allocated sites at Hodson’s Mill or Grove Farm as they have delegated approval subject to S106 and are therefore included in the large site permission figures.

2.17. Proposed allocations in the Crowhurst, Rye and Ticehurst Neighbourhood Plans total 215 dwellings. As at 1 April 2019, all three of these Plans are at Examination.

2.18. It is noted that the North Bexhill Access Road (NBAR) was granted planning

permission in February 2016 and is now completed. It opens up land for residential and commercial development, some of which already has planning permission5.

Residual requirements against Core Strategy housing targets 2.19. The target figures for the number of net additional dwellings to be provided

within the District, between 2011 and 2028, are shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6: Core Strategy housing targets 2011 - 2028

Area Total dwellings based on adopted Core Strategy Total % of development

Bexhill 3,100 54.4% Battle 475 - 500 8.3% Rye 355 - 400 6.2% Rural Areas 1,670 29.3% Hastings Fringes 100 - 250 1.8% Total at least 5,700 100.0%

5 The employment scheme at Buckholt Lane (RR/2017/2181/P)

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2.20. Residual requirements to meet the Core Strategy targets, for each of the main geographies within the district, as at 1 April 2019, are shown in Appendix 5. A breakdown of the residual requirements for individual villages within the Rural Areas is provided in Appendix 6.

2.21. Appendices 5 and 6 also show the expected provision for each of the settlements and what that provision is based on.

2.22. The requirements for Bexhill, Beckley Four Oaks, Broad Oak, Camber,

Catsfield, Fairlight Cove, Iden, Northiam, Peasmarsh, Rye Harbour, Westfield and the Hastings Fringes will be met in the forthcoming DaSA Local Plan.

2.23. The requirements for Robertsbridge and Sedlescombe have been met through made Neighbourhood Plans, the requirements for Crowhurst, Flimwell, Rye and Ticehurst will ben met through their respective Plans which are at referendum and the requirements for Battle, Burwash, Etchingham, Hurst Green and Netherfield will be met through their respective future Plans once made.

2.24. It should be noted that the requirements in Flimwell and Netherfield will be met through the Ticehurst and Battle Neighbourhood Plans, respectively.

Requirement for deliverable sites 2.25. The annual housing requirement to meet the Core Strategy target of at least

5,700 dwellings (equivalent to 335 dwellings per year over the 17 years of the plan period) is calculated in Figure 7.

2.26. The calculation should, in accordance with the NPPF, include a buffer, in

effect moving housing forward from later in the plan period. This is set at 5% unless there has been ‘a record of persistent under delivery’, in which case it should increase to 20%. As discussed in paragraph 2.10 above, the Housing Delivery Test results also confirm that Rother must include the 20% buffer.

2.27. While completions since the start of the Core Strategy plan period have been

below the annualised average level, this was anticipated in the early years of the Plan due to the delay in the construction of the Link Road and the consequent delay in the strategic land releases at North East Bexhill that were contingent upon it.

2.28. It is a feature of the development strategy that these major releases in North East Bexhill will give a significant boost to housing (and business space) delivery. Appendix 1 shows that the development at Worsham Farm is expected to provide some 445 net additional dwellings over the next 5 years, with the remaining 605 dwellings delivered by the end of the Plan period.

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2.29. The particular circumstances impacting on house building in the district, including delays affecting the Link Road, continuing market uncertainty following the recession, as well as the relatively low level of current house building activity, still justify the Council’s approach to address the shortfall over the whole of the plan period (known as “the Liverpool method”). This approach has been accepted by the Core Strategy Examination Inspector6 and has also been consistently accepted as appropriate in local circumstances by Planning Inspectors at subsequent planning application appeals7.

2.30. As shown in Figure 7, there is a need for a supply of deliverable sites of at

least 2,747 dwellings over 5 years (including the 20% buffer) to meet the requirement of maintaining a sufficient supply of housing, equating to an average of 549 dwellings per year.

Figure 7: Five year housing requirement (01/04/2019)

Calculation of 5 year Requirement A Housing Requirement (01/04/2011 - 31/03/2028) 5,700 B Total Completions (01/04/2011 - 31/03/2019) 1,580 C Housing Requirement (01/04/2019 - 31/03/2028) A - B 4,120 D Number of Years Remaining in Core Strategy 9 E Annual Requirement C / D 458 F Five Year Requirement E x 5 2,289 G Five Year Requirement plus 20% buffer F x 1.2 2,747 H Annual Average Requirement G / 5 549

Supply of deliverable sites (5 year supply) 2.31. Not all dwelling commitments can be regarded as available now and with a

realistic prospect of completion in the next 5 years. This may particularly apply to allocations which still need to obtain the necessary planning permissions and, in some cases, be secured by developers - see Appendices 1 to 4 at the end of this document.

2.32. The timing of house building for large site commitments (6 or more dwellings), saved Local Plan 2006 allocations and adopted Neighbourhood Plan allocations has been assessed, based on information received directly from developers, agents and landowners. Where developer feedback is not available this information is taken from Development Management officers. Statements of Common Ground also inform the build-out rate of some strategic sites.

2.33. The phasing of small site commitments (less than 6 dwellings) is calculated by distributing the total small site permissions (283) over the 5 year period 01/04/2019 - 31/03/2024. It is noted that the resultant 57 dwellings per year is the same as the average number of small site completions per year since 2011 (57 dwellings), as shown in Figure 3.

6 Paragraph 45 http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=21939&p=0 7 40/41 High Street, Ticehurst http://planweb01.rother.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/appealDetails?appeal=2346, Rosemary Ln & Broom Hill http://planweb01.rother.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/appealDetails?appeal=2357

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2.34. Figure 8 identifies the supply of deliverable sites as at 1 April 2019. Figure 8: Deliverable housing supply (01/04/2019 - 31/03/2024)

Dwellings deliverable within 5 years Source of supply # dwellings Small site permissions (less than 6 dwellings) 283 Large site permissions (6+ dwellings) 1,462 Adopted Neighbourhood Plan allocations 83 Saved Local Plan 2006 allocations 220 Total 2,048

2.35. The above supply of sites is compared to the five year housing requirement to

produce the 5 year housing land supply figure in the following table.

Figure 9: Calculation of 5 year housing land supply (01/04/2019 - 31/03/2024) Calculation of 5 year housing land supply

A Five Year Requirement including 20% buffer Figure 7 2,747 B Dwellings deliverable within 5 years Figure 8 2,048 C % Supply B / A 75% D Supply (inc. 20% buffer) C x 5 3.73

2.36. It can be seen that there are 2,048 dwellings on identified sites that are

considered available, suitable and achievable now, which is some 699 dwellings (25%) less than the 2,747 dwellings required to be deliverable (including a 20% buffer). This equates to some 3.73 years of housing land supply, a modest improvement over the 3.4 years supply as at 1 April 2018.

2.37. It is concluded that there is currently an insufficient supply of deliverable

housing sites to meet the 5 year housing land requirement in accordance with paragraph 73 of the NPPF.

2.38. The Council considered the implications of a lack of a 5 year supply at the

meeting of its Cabinet on 6 June 2016. The Report indicated that the absence of a 5 year supply of deliverable sites means that the development boundaries in the 2006 Local Plan and related restrictions on development in the countryside must be acknowledged as being ‘out-of-date’ (under paragraph 11 of the NPPF). The general presumption in favour of sustainable development becomes a critical reference point when determining planning applications. It means that significant weight should generally be given to the benefits that additional housing supply would bring, although this will depend to some extent on local circumstances, including the impact on the High Weald AONB, where relevant.

2.39. Therefore, the Council resolved that pending the DaSA Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plans, sites that accord with the Core Strategy’s overall development strategy and are suitable, deliverable and otherwise contribute to sustainable development, including circumstances where they are not within a development boundary, be considered favourably.

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2.40. More recently, the issues surrounding a lack of five year housing land supply were considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) and on Monday 30 July 2018 the Council endorsed the following recommendations of the Committee to ensure a sufficient, continuous supply of housing land: a) Giving priority to completing the DaSA Local Plan and the production of

Neighbourhood Plans. b) An early review of the Local Plan (Core Strategy) is prioritised. c) Consideration is given to allowing exception site planning policy to allow

for an element of market housing to cross subsidise where viability is an issue.

d) Identification of more “small site” development opportunities, including for custom and self-build housing, possibly working with smaller developers within a public/private partnership.

e) ‘Unblocking’ of sites where physical infrastructure and/or ownership factors present a major constraint to development including by:

• working to find strategic drainage, utilities and digital broadband solutions to support major developments, working with utility companies and respective developers;

• seeking financial support from Homes England and other Central Government growth funds;

• working proactively to bring forward development on sites where the Council has a landholding interest;

• proactively negotiating with developers and landowners to bring forward key development sites; and

• consideration, as a last resort, of pursuing Compulsory Purchase Orders, being mindful of local sensitivities.

f) Continuing to invest in strategically important infrastructure projects that boost the market attractiveness of places where growth is planned.

g) Promoting higher water efficiency standards through the Local Plan as well as exploring the opportunity of introducing ‘recycled water’ within planning applications.

h) Introduce and deliver a Landowners Forum, to take place once every two years.

i) Prepare a housing delivery “Action Plan” in response to the new Housing Delivery Test.

2.41. The Council will seek to implement these recommendations in a timely fashion in order to increase housing land supply.

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Housing trajectory 2.42. Figure 10 identifies the supply of developable housing up to the end of the

Plan period, as at 1 April 2019. To be considered developable, sites should be in a suitable location for housing development with a reasonable prospect that they will be available and could be viably developed at the point envisaged.

2.43. It should be noted that the saved Local Plan 2006 allocations, discussed in paragraph 2.15 and shown in Appendix 3, are not included in Figure 10, as they will be superseded by the proposed allocations in the DaSA Local Plan (expected to be adopted in late summer/early autumn 2019) as well as the Battle and Rye Neighbourhood Plans.

Figure 10: Developable housing (01/04/2019)

Developable housing supply as at 1 April 2019 Source of supply # dwellings Small site permissions (less than 6 dwellings) 283 Large site permissions (6+ dwellings) 2,252 Made Neighbourhood Plan Allocations (SNP, SRNP) 83 Proposed DaSA Allocations 1,274 Proposed Neighbourhood Plan Allocations (CNP, RNP, TNP) 215 Residual Requirements for villages in other Neighbourhood Areas 378 Small site windfall allowance 180 Remaining exception site allowance 45 Total 4,710

2.44. As well as the supply of large and small site permissions identified as being

deliverable within 5 years in Figure 8, there are also an additional 790 dwellings on large sites that are identified as being developable within the remainder of the plan period. These are mostly on the site at Worsham Farm, Bexhill.

2.45. The phasing of development for these additional dwellings draws on

information obtained to assess the supply of deliverable sites, as discussed in paragraph 2.32.

2.46. Allocations in the proposed submission DaSA Local Plan, which have not yet

been granted planning permission, total 1,274 and the proposed allocations in the Crowhurst, Rye and Ticehurst Neighbourhood Plans will provide a further 215 dwellings. Until such time as the DaSA Local Plan has been adopted and the Neighbourhood Plans have been ‘made’, the 1,489 dwellings will be distributed evenly over the remaining years of the plan period outside of the 5 year supply, starting at 1 April 2024.

2.47. Similarly, the residual requirements for villages in the other Neighbourhood

Areas (378), small site windfalls (180) and the remaining rural exception site allowance (45) are also distributed evenly over the remaining plan period, starting at 1 April 2024. The exception for this is the site at Blackfriars in Battle for which the timing of housebuilding has been provided. This site is expected to come forward within the next five years and an outline application (RR/2019/604/P) for 220 dwellings is currently under consideration.

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2.48. Appendix 7 provides a breakdown of the anticipated annual completions, in the main geographies within the district, based on the supply of developable sites identified in Figure 10. It shows that by the end of the plan period in 2028, there will have been an estimated 6,290 dwellings built within the district, exceeding the Core Strategy target of 5,700 by some 590 dwellings.

2.49. Appendix 8 shows the anticipated trajectory of annual housing completions

and includes the annual requirements in order to meet the Core Strategy target of 5,700 dwellings, taking account of past and projected completions.

2.50. It should be noted that the figures used to produce the trajectory are based on

a number of assumptions: a) The proposed allocations in the draft DaSA Local Plan and draft

Neighbourhood Plans all come forward and are built-out before the end of the plan period. Where a Neighbourhood Plan includes a range, the mid-point has been assumed.

b) Settlements that are within Neighbourhood Areas which have not yet produced a draft Plan have been assumed to provide the minimum number of dwellings required to meet their individual settlement requirements.

c) No allowances have been made for large site windfalls.

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3. Appendices Appendix 1: Large sites (6 or more dwellings) with permission as at 1 April 2019

Area Ref Site Settlement Units 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 Total Available Suitable Achievable Commenced Notes

RR/2015/3125/P Barnhorn Green Bexhill 258 60 60 60 60 18 258 Yes Yes Yes Yes Outline application (RR/2012/1978/P) for 275 units approved 26/11/14. Reserved Matters application (RR/2015/3125/P) approved 12/12/16. Further full application (RR/2015/3115/P) for 67 additional units approved

RR/2015/1760/P Worsham Farm Bexhill 1,050 30 60 90 110 155 170 165 130 140 1,050 Yes Yes Yes Yes Outline application (RR/2015/1760/P) for 1,050 units (30% AH) approved 29/03/16. Reserved Matters application (RR/2016/3245/P) for Phase 1 (200 dwellings) approved 21/11/17.

RR/2016/2488/P 2a Sackville Road Bexhill 6 6 6 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2016/2488/P) for 6 units approved 24/02/17.

RR/2016/2427/P Ancaster Court Bexhill 20 20 20 Yes Yes Yes Yes Full application (RR/2016/2427/P) for 20 units approved 06/04/17. This site is nearing completion.

RR/2016/2430/P 45-47 Barnhorn Rd Bexhill 8 8 8 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2016/2430/P) for 10 units (8 net) approved 20/09/17.

RR/2017/2122/P 58-60 Devonshire Rd Bexhill 6 6 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Full application (RR/2017/2122/P) for 6 units approved 27/11/17.

RR/2018/2052/P Olivers Printers Bexhill 14 14 14 Yes Yes Yes Yes Full application (RR/2018/2052/P) for 13 units approved 31/10/18. Further full application (RR/2019/139/P) for 1 additional unit approved 21/03/19.

RR/2017/2441/P Preston Hall Farm Bexhill 138 39 49 50 138 Yes Yes Yes Yes Full application (RR/2017/2441/P) for 139 units (138 net) approved 02/08/18.

RR/2018/13/P 128 Dorset Road Bexhill 14 14 14 Yes Yes Yes Yes Full application (RR/2018/13/P) for 14 units approved 03/04/18.

RR/2018/273/P St Andrew's Church Bexhill 11 11 11 Yes Yes Yes Yes Full application (RR/2018/273/P) for 11 units approved 20/04/18.

RR/2018/2876/P 40-42 Cooden Sea Road Bexhill 6 6 6 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2018/2876/P) for 7 units (6 net) approved 21/01/19.

RR/2016/3206/P Ashridge Court Bexhill 31 15 16 31 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2016/3206/P) for 31 units approved 23/11/2018 by appeal (ref: 2563).

RR/2018/2453/P Terminus Road Bexhill 10 10 10 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2018/2453/P) for 10 units approved 20/12/2018.

RR/2017/1136/P Lillybank Farm Battle 50 25 25 50 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2016/725/P) for 50 units (17 units, 35% affordable) approved 09/05/17. Reserved Matters application (RR/2017/1136/P) approved 29/09/17.

RR/2018/2985/P Tollgates Battle 63 10 21 21 11 63 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2017/1259/P) for 63 units (35% affordable) approved 01/11/17. Reserved Matters (RR/2018/2985/P) approved 04/03/19.

RR/2017/2390/P North Trade Road (South) Battle 25 12 13 25 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2017/2390/P) for 25 units (35% AH) approved 07/03/19.

RR/2017/909/P Skinners of Rye Rye 6 6 6 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2017/909/P) for 6 units approved 20/11/17.

RR/2018/1828/P 48 Ferry Road Rye 7 7 7 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2018/1828/P) for 7 units approved 14/03/19.

RR/2017/1293/P Westfield Down Westfield 39 19 20 39 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2009/322/P) for 39 units approved 20/06/14. Reserved Matters (RR/2017/1293/P) approved 23/10/18. Several conditions remain to be discharged.

RR/2013/1490/P Goddens Gill Northiam 52 26 26 52 Yes Yes Yes Yes Full application (RR/2013/1490/P) for 58 (age restricted) units approved 19/12/14. Scheme technically commenced however doubts about viability remain. Expected units reduced to 52 which is regarded as more achievable.

RR/2018/1605/P Culverwells Robertsbridge 17 17 17 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2013/2380/P) for 17 units approved 29/06/15. Reserved Matters (RR/2018/1605/P) approved 23/11/18.

RR/2017/1831/P Corner Farm Flimwell 25 25 25 Yes Yes Yes Yes Outline application (RR/2014/1144/P) for 25 units (40% AH) approved 29/03/16. Reserved Matters (RR/2017/1831/P) approved 11/01/18. Developed in conjuction with adj. application (RR/2018/371/P) for 3 net units.

RR/2016/647/P Cricketers Field Staplecross 18 18 18 Yes Yes Yes Yes Outline application (RR/2014/1256/P) for 25 units approved 23/07/15. Reserved Matters (RR/2016/647/P) approved 25/08/16. Subsequent full application (RR/2016/2952/P) for 1 additional unit approved 04/01/17.

RR/2018/2209/P Banky Field Ticehurst 40 10 20 10 40 Yes Yes Yes Yes Outline application (RR/2014/1652/P) for 40 units approved 12/10/15. Reserved Matters (RR/2018/2209/P) approved 18/03/19.

RR/2015/2953/P Hillbury Field Ticehurst 30 15 15 30 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2015/2953/P) for 30 units approved 13/01/17.

RR/2015/2965/PN3 Ruskin House Bodiam 11 11 11 Yes Yes Yes No Prior approval not required, decided 18/01/16. This scheme, for the conversion of a B1 office building to 11 units, is a 'permitted development' scheme. Offices remain occupied.

RR/2016/1837/P Street Farm Sedlescombe 16 8 8 16 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2016/1837/P) for 16 units approved 17/05/2017.

RR/2018/1580/P Skinners Lane Catsfield 9 9 9 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2018/1580/P) for 9 units approved 17/09/18.

RR/2017/582/P Strand Meadow Burwash 30 10 20 30 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2017/582/P) for 30 units (40% AH) approved 07/03/18.

RR/2017/1629/P Grove Farm Robertsbridge 30 15 15 30 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2017/1629/P) for 24 units approved 11/02/19. Further full application (RR/2017/1642/P) for 6 units approved 05/02/19.

RR/2017/2308/P Darvel Down Netherfield 25 6 12 7 25 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2017/2308/P) for 25 units (40% AH) approved 22/10/18. Reserved matters (RR/2019/921/P) currently being determined.

Hastings Fringes

RR/2015/1514/P Rock Lane Guestling 17 17 17 Yes Yes Yes Yes Full application (RR/2015/1514/P) for 26 units approved 21/03/16. This site is nearing completion.

2,082 264 211 268 274 275 195 190 199 206 2,082

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Appendix 2: Large sites delegated to approve subject to S106 as at 1 April 2019

Appendix 3: Saved Rother Local Plan 2006 Allocations as at 1 April 2019

Appendix 4: Made Neighbourhood Plan Allocations as at 1 April 2019

Area Ref Site Settlement Units 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 Total Available Suitable Achievable Commenced Notes

Bexhill RR/2017/2452/P Moleynes Mead Bexhill 24 12 12 24 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2017/2452/P) for 24 units (30% AH) delegated to approve 19/04/18, subject to S106 agreement.

Battle RR/2018/2666/P North Trade Road (North) Battle 20 10 10 20 Yes Yes Yes No Outline application (RR/2018/2666/P) for 20 units (35% AH) delegated to approve 14/03/19, subject to S106 agreement.

RR/2017/457/P Market Garden Fairlight 16 10 6 16 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2017/457/P) for 16 units (40% AH) delegated to approve 15/03/18, subject to S106 agreement.

RR/2017/382/P Hodson's Mill Robertsbridge 96 32 32 32 96 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2017/382/P) for 96 units delegated to approve 11/10/18, subject to S106 agreement.

RR/2018/1309/P Warrens Yard Catsfield 6 6 6 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2018/1309/P) for 6 units delegated to approve 18/04/19, subject to S106 agreement.

RR/2018/1813/P Rainbow Trout Broad Oak 8 8 8 Yes Yes Yes No Full application (RR/2018/1813/P) for 8 units delegated to approve 12/02/19, subject to S106 agreement. Part of DaSA site allocation BRO2.

170 6 32 32 64 36 0 0 0 0 170

Rural Villages

Total

Large sites delegated to approve subject to S106 Planning NotesExpected phasing of completions

Area Settlement Site Policy Units 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 Total Available Suitable Achievable Notes

Bexhill Bexhill High School & Drill Halls BX9 12 12 12 Yes Yes Yes Part of a mixed use development identified within RDC Corporate Plan. Currently the subject of a detailed development appraisal. Options for the site are being reviewed in the DaSA Local Plan.

Battle Blackfriars BT2 220 40 140 40 220 Yes Yes Yes Provisional Homes England funding allocated for road infrastructure. Negotiations are proceeding well with multiple land owners. Delivery of site expected within the plan period with some deliverable within the next 5 years.

Battle North Trade Road BT3 14 7 7 14 Yes Yes Yes Landowner remains engaged and discussions continuing. Agreement on site access across third party land not yet reached.

Rye Rock Channel RY3 35 12 12 11 35 Yes Yes Yes Application submitted May 15 for 30 units (inc. commercial) on part of the site. Amended plans submitted Oct 2015 reducing residential units to 24. Application withdrawn Dec 15. New application for 6 - 10 units on part of the site expected in the near future.

Rye Harbour Harbour Road RY8 18 9 9 18 Yes Yes Yes Agent has advised that it is still the intention to develop this site for housing, however there have been further delays in bringing the site forward.

299 0 40 140 40 0 21 33 18 7 299

Battle

Rye

Total

Saved RDLP 2006 Allocations Planning NotesExpected phasing of completions

Area Plan Site Policy Units (mid) 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 Total Available Suitable Achievable Notes

Sunningdale SNP 2 8 8 8 Yes Yes Yes Site allocated in the Sedlescombe Neighbourhood Plan (adopted April 2018) for approx. 6 to 9 dwellings.

Village Hall, North of SNP 4 11 5 6 11 Yes Yes Yes Site allocated in the Sedlescombe Neighbourhood Plan (adopted April 2018) for approx. 10 to 12 dwellings.

Gate Cottage SNP 7 8 4 4 8 Yes Yes Yes Site allocated in the Sedlescombe Neighbourhood Plan (adopted April 2018) for approx. 8 dwellings.

Church Hill Farm SNP 8 10 5 5 10 Yes Yes Yes Site allocated in the Sedlescombe Neighbourhood Plan (adopted April 2018) for approx. 10 dwellings.

Heathfield Gardens HO2 38 18 20 38 Yes Yes Yes Site allocated in the Salehurst & Robertsbridge Neighbourhood Plan (adopted July 2018) for approx. 35 to 40 dwellings.

Vicarage Land HO2 8 4 4 8 Yes Yes Yes Site allocated in the Salehurst & Robertsbridge Neighbourhood Plan (adopted July 2018) for approx. 6 to 10 dwellings.

83 0 0 8 44 31 0 0 0 0 83Total

Made Neighbourhood Plan Allocations Planning Notes

Rural Villages

Sedlescombe NP

Salehurst & Robertsbridge NP

Expected phasing of completions

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Appendix 5: Calculation of residual requirements to be allocated to meet Core Strategy targets and expected provision delivered within the District (2011 - 2028)

Area Target Completions (01/04/11 - 31/03/19)

Permissions (01/04/19) Allowances (01/04/24 - 31/03/28) Residual requirements

Expected provision Total Provision based on Small sites Large sites Small site windfalls Exception sites

Bexhill 3,100 708 104 1,596 60 N/A 632 9348 3,402 Proposed DaSA allocations Battle 475 34 33 158 12 N/A 238 238 475 Residual requirements Rye & Rye Harbour 355 232 14 13 13 N/A 83 160 432 Draft Rye Neighbourhood Plan Rural Areas 1,670 538 131 468 94 45 4579 5788 1,854 See breakdown in Appendix 6 Hastings Fringes 100 68 1 17 1 N/A 13 40 127 Proposed DaSA allocations Total 5,700 1,580 283 2,252 180 45 1,423 1,950 6,290

Appendix 6: Breakdown of residual requirements to be allocated and the expected provision delivered for individual villages in the Rural Areas (2013 - 2028)

Settlement Core Strategy Large Site Requirement

Large Site Completions (01/04/13 - 31/03/19)

Large Site Permissions (01/04/19)

Residual requirements

Expected provision Provision based on

Beckley / Four Oaks 26 6 0 20 20 Proposed DaSA allocations Bodiam 0 0 11 0 0 - Broad Oak 50 0 8 42 52 Proposed DaSA allocations Burwash 52 0 30 22 22 Residual requirement Camber 40 20 0 20 10 Proposed DaSA allocations Catsfield 53 0 15 38 358 Proposed DaSA allocations Crowhurst 20 0 0 20 30 Draft Crowhurst Neighbourhood Plan Etchingham 51 31 0 20 20 Residual requirement Fairlight Cove 37 0 16 21 308 Proposed DaSA allocations Flimwell 43 9 25 9 9 Draft Ticehurst Neighbourhood Plan Hurst Green 75 0 0 75 75 Residual requirement Iden 12 0 0 12 12 Proposed DaSA allocations Netherfield 48 0 25 23 23 Residual requirement Northiam 123 65 52 6 68 10 Proposed DaSA allocations Peasmarsh 50 11 0 39 45 Proposed DaSA allocations Robertsbridge 147 0 143 011 4612 Made Salehurst & Robertsbridge Neighbourhood Plan Rye Harbour 40 0 0 40 40 Proposed DaSA allocations Sedlescombe 49 24 16 011 3713 Made Sedlescombe Neighbourhood Plan Staplecross 25 8 18 0 0 - Ticehurst 87 21 70 0 16 Draft Ticehurst Neighbourhood Plan Westfield 89 0 39 50 508 Proposed DaSA allocations Total 1,117 195 468 457 578

8 The proposed submission DaSA allocations on the sites at Preston Hall Farm, Moleynes Mead, Terminus Road, Market Gardens, Goddens Gill and Westfield Down are not included in these figures as they have extant planning permissions and are therefore included in the large site permissions figures. 9 This figure is the total residual requirement for the individual rural settlements as identified in Appendix 6, rather than the residual requirement for the rural areas as a whole. 10 This figure for Northiam reflects the fact that a site with planning permission for 58 units is a specialised scheme which is not progressing. 52 units is regarded as a more achievable form of development; hence, the balance of 6 dwellings. 11 The residual requirements for Robertsbridge and Sedlescombe have been reduced to zero following the adoption of their respective Neighbourhood Plans. 12 The SRNP has proposed allocations for between 41 and 50 dwellings, therefore a mid-point of 46 dwellings has been assumed. The proposed allocations on the sites at Hodson’s Mill and Grove Farm are not included in these figures as they have extant planning permissions and are therefore included in the large site permissions figures. 13 The SNP has allocated for between 34 and 39 dwellings, therefore a mid-point of 37 dwellings has been assumed.

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Appendix 7: Breakdown of anticipated annual completions in the main geographies within the District (01/04/2011 – 31/03/2028)

Area 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 Total

Bexhill 35 29 76 82 96 132 84 174 215 196 221 218 231 419 415 392 387 3,402

Battle -1 7 3 5 7 4 5 4 6 57 168 90 40 32 32 8 8 475

Rye 74 14 11 26 73 28 1 5 2 3 3 3 16 43 44 43 43 432

Rural Villages 69 47 67 64 62 96 70 63 86 84 113 168 110 159 157 214 225 1,854

Hastings Fringes 0 1 0 0 8 24 26 9 17 0 0 0 1 11 10 10 10 127

Yearly Total 177 98 157 177 246 284 186 255 326 340 505 479 398 664 658 667 673 6,290

Actual housing completions 5 year supply Projected annual completions Appendix 8: Anticipated trajectory of annual housing completions (01/04/2011 – 31/03/2028)