Comment

Representation ID: 1674

Received: 31/07/2021

Respondent: Mulbarton Parish Council

Policy SNVC1 – Standard requirements
There should be a policy on Standard Requirements, but the proposed criteria should be extended to include:
• A requirement to obtain and publish a statement from the local education authority detailing available capacity in the primary and secondary school catchment area.
• A requirement to obtain and publish a statement from the local health authority detailing available capacity for health and dental care in terms of patients per GP, etc. with a comparison against national standards, guidelines and benchmarks.
• A requirement for the developer to produce and publish an environmental impact statement, however brief, describing the effect of additional journeys to work, etc.
The use of vague and undefined terms such as: “proportionate”, “minimising the impact” and
“landscaping consistent with” should be changed to include a requirement to consult with the local community as to what is proportionate or acceptable.
The phrase “minimising the impact on the amenity of local residents” should be changed to
“enhancing the amenity of local residents, subject to the approval of the local community”.
In this context, we support the broad comments made by CPRE Norfolk and the South Norfolk Green Party, to the effect that further house-building in rural villages should be on an exceptional basis, and subject to a maximum limit, and not a minimum of 1,200 units.