Object

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 3008

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Mr Jayme Forbes

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

In summary : Large high value private housing attracts 'second home' owners and unlikely to be affordable to the local community that needs them.
Local infrastructure impacted. Rockland St Mary already suffers low water pressure, eletrical blackouts.
Nutrient Nutrality and no mention of an Habitats Regulations Assement anywhere I can find.
Rain water run off and additional sewage load on the system.
Development behind existing houses out of character with the village.
Poor road, cycle and public transport links to and from nearest employment areas & amenities.

Change suggested by respondent:

This is a large development for this area. So I would expect the following:
All the houses need to be affordable and in keeping with the village structure ie along The Street and not behind it. Improvements to infrastructure required as part of plans - such as water & electrical supply to accommodate additional load on system. Note existing black outs and low water pressure issues.
Plans to improve travel links through the village and the link to Norwich for bikes, cars and pedestrians. The main link road is already busy and realistically Norwich is likely the main employment and services hub for this development so an increase in motor vehicle traffic is inevitable. Also note these roads are already becoming increasingly risky for walkers and cyclists with increasing traffic.
Long term as well as short term assessments of the impact on the local habitat/environment - especially where it is likely increasing the load on an already overloaded Broad ie Rockland Broad & Surlingham Broad.
Impact assessment on flooding from additional run-off with realistic practical long term methods of mitigation.