Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2932
Received: 07/03/2023
Respondent: Mrs Louisa Godley
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
The council’s HIA fails at a basic level (it is unsound). Building on this site would substantially erode significance and understanding of a listed farmstead, going against statutory duties outlined in the NPPF- legality is questionable. There is a covenant in the deeds of 3 properties precluding development of the land. The council’s use of exemption site as precedent in justifying this site is unsound. Failing to acknowledge precedent set by refusing planning immediately adjacent is hypocritical. Proceeding ignores the concerns of >70 people who objected in the Reg18, and erodes trust in local government processes. See attached independent HIA.
It should not proceed as it is based on an unsound HIA, fails to liaise adequately with Historic England's preferred methodology for assessing impact on Historic buildings, and proceeding will put the council on shaky ground legally due to the substandard HIA and the failure to identify the considerable harm to the historic buildings that developing this land would result in. At the very least the external HIA provided should be considered and adopted.
Structural assessment of the effects of a footpath on a listed building which would be less than 1 metre from the proposed footpath to the west of the site.