A plan submitted by Persimmon proposes building over 60 new houses on the edge of Northiam village – Rother District Council (RDC) planning ref RR/2015/545/P. This would represent a very large chunk of the RDC’s housing allocation for the current planning period, but there is increasing agitation among local residents over putting such a large development on a single site, as well as many detailed objections on the environment impact, increased load on local infrastructure and the sustainability of adding many new houses without additional jobs, schools or public transport.
Dr Peter Newman