Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2447
Received: 24/02/2023
Respondent: Ms Tamsin Watt
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
The Village Clusters Plan states that the parish is well located for local services and with links to the A146 and the A143. However the blind bend along The Street, the only access point for the proposed site, can not cope with the additional levels of traffic the new houses would bring. Services in Beccles are already at capacity and Beccles is also under substantial development. The incombination effects of each of these developments together should be assessed within the Village Clusters Plan. Gillingham should not be allocated for further development as the local services can not support this.
When considering the Gillingham Site, the Village Clusters Plan needs to take into account the substantial development that is happening within Beccles. Although in a different county Beccles is only 1 mile away and Gillingham residents will rely on the services within Beccles (as set out within the Village Clusters Plan). Beccles services are at capacity and Gillingham itself does not have any medical, dental or social care services it can rely on independently. The incombination effects of each of these developments together should be assessed within the Village Clusters Plan and any development plans should clearly set out what additional services will be provided to cope with the number of houses that are proposed within the area. These plans should be deliverable now, not at some arbitrary point in the future. Currently the Village Clusters Plan is not in keeping with the NPPF or its own objectives.