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Representation ID: 1708

Received: 01/08/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kate Weeks

I am writing to ask you to seriously consider the negative impact of housing developments in Little Melton. We are extremely concerned about the use of landscape protected sites; these sites are protected for a reason and allowing them to be built upon not only opens the floodgates to much more housing but more importantly it has a severe impact on local health and well-being. Especially during covid, people have taken great mental strength from the green space that surrounds our village and losing this (particularly space SN2044) would be devastating.

I also want to point out that the shop is unlikely to continue when the current owners retire as it has been for sale for a while and we will therefore no longer be a service village. Moreover, the Humbleyard Practice are extremely stretched and have made public statements about their inability to cope with current demand.

I would ask you to seriously consider if Little Melton is the right place in South Norfolk for further housing. It is obvious that new houses are necessary but using small, rural villages has such negative impacts that other options should be sought. Larger towns have much more infrastructure to cope.