Jason Sugarman, Conservative parliamentary candidate for the Lewes constituency, today commented on the plans to create possible “Land Raise” sites in the Lewes Constituency. In a plan which is now available for public consultation. Several sites to receive the County’s waste have been identified throughout the Lewes and Wealden constituencies affecting residents in Hellingly, Laughton, Halland, Golden Cross and Deanland areas.
The proposed new ‘land raise’ sites have been put forward as the existing landfill site at Beddingham is due to be full in the near future, consultation documents say the new sites would need to be near good road or rail links and away from any conservation areas or towns of more than 1,000 homes.
But local parish and district councilors urged the County Council to think again. Alfriston’s Conservative County Councilor Nick Bennett is fully supporting his residents and saying `No’ to the land raise debate, he has been working tirelessly to help where he can and has petitioned for the consultation period to be extended from 2th December until 15th January to give people time to review and respond to the proposals, either online at http://consult.eastsussex.gov.uk. or view hard copies available at council offices and libraries across East Sussex.
Councilor Nick Bennett said, ` The government’s undemocratic and poorly prepared South East Plan is not good enough to meet East Sussex’s needs. I find the prospect of land fill and land raise appalling, there are better solutions and we need to develop a sustainable plan for ourselves which properly protects our unique environment and heritage. Green fields are not dumps’.
Conservative parliamentary candidate Jason Sugarman said, `I am completely against the idea of land raise sites. We need to find alternative workable solutions that can be used in the long term. We have many areas of outstanding natural beauty and with the National Park on its way; such ideas should not even be contemplated’.
`The general public need to be aware of the proposed plans, thankfully Conservative County Councillor Nick Bennett has managed to negotiate an extension to the consultation period until 15th January. It is imperative that local residents are allowed the sufficient time to consider and comment on what has been suggested’.
