We want to voice our concerns at the plan to build almost 300 new homes in East Peacehaven.

In 1991 a similar planning proposal was turned down on the grounds that the infrastructure could not support such a development.

Since 1978 Peacehaven has seen significant growth so why have these plans re-emerged with The Argus commenting that "approval seems a foregone conclusion"?

Which vested interests are being allowed to overturn a previous decision based on practical and sensible grounds and not take into account the needs of the existing community?

This planned development is of very high density and is in no way in keeping with the style and size of the neighbouring houses which are mainly bungalows with a small number of two-storey houses.

From the plans, it appears that a residential road, Keymer Avenue, which gives the only access to the western side of the development, is to be upgraded to main road status despite the fact that recent traffic calming has been introduced to the connecting road, Arundel Road.

No consultation has taken place between the developers and the residents and we only heard about these plans two weeks ago.

A development of this kind would put an unsupportable strain on roads, schools, health care and water and sewerage.

The A259, the coastal road which is the only access into Peacehaven, is a notorious bottleneck at peak times. What effect on this road would an additional 500 cars have?

The recently-opened Peacehaven secondary school is already unable to take additional students and anyone living east of Keymer Avenue would have to attend school in nearby Newhaven.

It seems that this may be the case for primary and middle school children.

Local doctors are unable to take further patients on their lists.

In Peacehaven the water pressure is extremely low and the water authorities have yet to make a decision on a much-needed sewerage system for this part of the south coast.

Could these services support an additional 300 homes?

-Angela and Jim Bull, Peacehaven