Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2454
Received: 17/02/2023
Respondent: Mr John Heathcote
Agent: John Long Planning
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The VCHAP has not properly assessed the potential of site SN0531 to be further reduced in size to comply with the Plans site size parameters and assessed accordingly. Part of the site has been accepted as a proposed allocation (VCROC1).
This representation is in respect of the part of the promoted site that is not proposed for allocation. The landowner does not agree with the Council's assessment that the site does not lend itself to easily being reduced in size. It is acknowledged that this may require the village’s settlement boundary to be designated around the cluster of dwellings/buildings to the north, but a number of other settlements have their settlement boundaries in separate clusters, rather than contiguous. Opportunities exist to connect to site to the footpath network to the west of the site as the intervening land is within the landowner's control, and no trees will require removal to obtain access. Any new dwellings could be very much in keeping with the character of the properties further north along Lower Road. The scheme would also be expected to deliver the 33% affordable housing policy requirement, subject to detailed technical work and the cost of any off-site infrastructure that may be required.
Request that the Council consider the inclusion of the frontage land of site SN0531 in the Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan for up to 15 dwellings.
We suggest that a new assessment of the smaller frontage site will be considerably different from the Council’s original assessment of the larger site, and issues such as highways, heritage, flood risk and landscape impact will not be evident or as severe and more easily mitigated. Opportunities exist to connect to site to the footpath network to the west of the site as the intervening land is within the landowner's control, and no trees will require removal to obtain access. Any new dwellings could be very much in keeping with the character of the properties further north along Lower Road. The scheme would also be expected to deliver the 33% affordable housing policy requirement, subject to detailed technical work and the cost of any off-site infrastructure that may be required.