Object

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 2597

Received: 02/03/2023

Respondent: Mr Michael Hayward

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

Narrow road, parking, traffic, HGVs road is narrow to the point that two large vehicles cannot pass safely.
The single footpath that runs through the village is narrow less than the guidance in The Highways Act 1980 which states the min 1m, Disability Act (DDA) recommends that a minimum of 1.2m is provided, outside the revised settlement limit The central area of the village is linear and creating a site in this location would destroy this historic feature and (regardless of assurances) would set a precedent. negative impact on Climate and wildlife (lots more than you allow, why).

Change suggested by respondent:

Refuse them, village highway infrastructure unsuitable size of vehicles and volume of traffic, public transport inadequate for commuters to Business parks and only for 09:00 to 17:00 workers, negatively impacting on pollution as would increase car usage. Our Hospital and Doctors surgery's cannot cope with our local population now.