Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2876
Received: 07/03/2023
Respondent: Kirby Cane Parish Council
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
At its meeting on 20th February, Kirby Cane & Ellingham Parish Council took the view that the plan was unsound because it does not fulfil the objective “to protect village communities and support rural services and facilities” because there was no indication that wider services such as health and education, already under significant strain, would be improved, and also fails to comply with the duty to co-operate as it does not take account of the concerns of the community about this.
Also, residents voiced concerns about whether the sewage system could deal with existing demand, let alone 25 more properties.
Greater attention needs to be paid to these wider service and infrastructure issues at local, regional and national level to take an holistic approach to development.