Comment

Representation ID: 1794

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Hopkins Homes

Hopkins Homes continues to submit that Mulbarton is suitable location to accommodate up to 325 dwellings, however, in order to present various options to the Council, these representations are also supported by a Concept Masterplan which identifies an alternative site area that could accommodate up to 200 dwellings, together with up to 2.35Ha of associated public open space.
8. Mulbarton is wholly sustainable as a location for new development. It has a population in excess of 3,500 residents and approaching 1,500 dwellings. The village is well served by local education, sports and community facilities with good transport links to the nearby city of Norwich, approximately 7 miles to the north-east. The current local plan, together with the adopted Mulbarton Neighbourhood Plan, would see only 20 or so further homes added to the housing stock over a 15-year period, a paltry figure which must be regarded as disproportionately low in the context of the growth aspirations of South Norfolk and the wider Greater Norwich area.
In conclusion, Hopkins Homes Ltd therefore requests that the level of growth in Mulbarton is increased to at least 200 and in turn, the residential allocation boundary is amended to accord with the site plan below, with the settlement limit for the village extended to likewise encompass the totality of this site.