Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2964
Received: 08/03/2023
Respondent: Mr Alan Highet
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Road links aren't ideal - to Wymondham/Hingham have dangerous junctions (Crownthorpe/Hackford). All others single-track (few passing-places) - to A11 passing Wymondham College (school run to WC and Wicklewood Primary, return journeys twice-daily), to Kimberley and all surrounding villages feeding the primary school. Flash-flooding. Hackford Road double-bends unsighted; and already threatened by increasingly dangerous/busy traffic (getting heavier and faster) including heavy lorries, supermarket/other deliveries. Increasingly irresponsible parking outside school car-park. Infrastructure already inadequate; facilities poor – few buses outside commuting, pub survival? (rarely busy), church unsafe, nearest shop/post-office/doctor/dentist c4 miles. Rural views provide heritage and amenity value to all passing through.
Scope exists already for more in-fill housing. Restrict otherwise, to preserve amenity value in the face of inadequate infrastructure and to avoid putting further, Isustainable pressure on roads that are mainly inadequate for miles around and include bust school runs to Wymondham College and Wicklewood Primary, and indeed on the routes to Wymondham/Higham. The proposals are too open ended, and likely to be the thin end of a wedge that will destroy Wicklewood as a traditional Norfolk village.