Comment

Representation ID: 1654

Received: 30/07/2021

Respondent: Gosford Limited

We consider that Newton Flotman can and should accommodate additional housing to that proposed
under the Preferred Site reference SN4024 and that our client’s site should be allocated for such
provision. Newton Flotman is identified as a Service Village in the adopted Joint Core Strategy for
Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk (2014), which are noted at paragraph 6.60 of the Core Strategy
as having a good level of services/facilities.
Having regard to the further evidence presented and for the reasons set out above, we consider that
the site is ‘reasonable’ for an allocation. As evidenced by the attached Transport Technical Note,
there are no highway or access constraints to the development of the site and the proposed access
solution would bring highway improvements. There are no other site constraints to development and
the development of the site would have would have a very limited effect on the landscape or visual
amenity beyond the site itself. Furthermore, it would have the benefit of assisting with provision of
pedestrian access through to Smockmill Common.
In addition to the above considerations, we note that both the Preferred Site Reference SN4024 and
Shortlisted Site Refence SN4025 for Newton Flotman are noted as being subject to achieving safe and
suitable access in the Council’s Site Assessment Forms, whereas access to our client’s site is readily
available with an access solution which is considered to be acceptable in principle by the County
Highways Authority.