Comment

Representation ID: 2168

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

Wrenningham
SN2183 - The highway access to the site would be via Wymondham Road which is of a limited width and without footway, it does not appear feasible to improve the road to a standard that would be appropriate to support development of the site. It is not clear that acceptable visibility splays can be provided at the site access. It is also considered that the Wymondham Road junction with Ashwellthorpe Road and Mill Lane is not of a suitable standard to support development traffic. Visibility is constrained from Wymondham Road to the right and there are no facilities for a safe pedestrian route across the junction to the school. It is likely that the Highway Authority would object to an application at this location and as such would request it is not allocated.

In summary – there are significant highway concerns with the site proposed above at Wrenningham (SN2183), which if it remains in the Local Plan at the pre-submission (reg 19) stage would result in the County Council as Highway Authority raising a Soundness Objection as the Plan would not be:
(a) Justified – as the site has not taken into account evidence from the Highway Authority;
(b) Effective – would not be deliverable over the plan period due to the highway issues raised; and
(c) Consistent with national policy in terms of highway safety; and any development proposal could not be consistent with paragraphs 108 ad 109 of the National Planning Policy Framework.