Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2689
Received: 04/03/2023
Respondent: Mrs Jenny Watts
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Alpington is unsuitable for this level of development. All access roads are single track in places, with dangerous bends and mostly without footpaths. Additional traffic would make the roads still more hazardous, especially for pedestrians. Public transport is very infrequent and since there are no shops, GP surgeries etc in the village, people depend on cars to reach the nearest services in Poringland (to which there is no public transport at all). The school is oversubscribed and local GP surgeries are already overstretched. Furthermore, this is a greenfield site, and its development will have a detrimental impact on the environment.
Proceeding with site VCBAP1 will also impact Alpington. However, if a site must be found within the village cluster, this would be preferable - brownfield, situated in a less populated area, and its location means traffic would have a less detrimental impact.