Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2940
Received: 07/03/2023
Respondent: Mrs Francesca Underhill
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
The proposal is neither legally compliant, nor sound. I have listed several reasons as to why not - and this is not an exhaustive list.
To zone in on one compelling reason, the heritage impact assessment carried out by the council has little or no evidence of accuracy - or sufficient detailed researching of the proposed site’s historic connections with the heritage assets. Subsequently, an externally commissioned Heritage Impact Assessment has objectively concluded ‘the assessment of SSNDC to date has not adequately appraised of or recognized the significance nor potential impact on these statutorily designated heritage assets’.
A precedent for permission refusal was set in May 2017, when an application for a single dwelling directly opposite site SN2007 was refused (2017/0638/O). The grounds for refusal were stated as "outside the development area, had an adverse effect on the character and landscape of the rural area, and was unsustainable". With this in mind, I cannot see how the planning authority can support any application in the same location, for 25 times the number of houses, that would have a far more profound impact on the character and landscape of the rural area.