Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 3066
Received: 03/03/2023
Respondent: Miss Angela Rowe
Number of people: 2
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
I think the proposed development is far too large a number of dwellings for the area, the density of housing completely out of keeping with anything in Bergh Apton and the location means that the occupants of the site are going to be heavily, if not fully, reliant on their cars to access local services safely. There are no footpaths, no cycle paths and no 'alternative routes' that can get you from the proposed site without extensive walking/cycling on narrow roads.
I fully respect the rights of the owners of the proposed site to seek a financial return on their investment and I understand that this quantity of housing would probably result in all their costs being covered as well as achieving a comfortable profit. I think the proposal is excessive, unsafe and unsustainable for the area, inconsiderate and wholly inappropriate.
A proposal more in keeping with the listed part of the Taylor Green development MIGHT be more acceptable if development has to happen - 8, or 9, mixed properties around a green with off road garaging and parking for the residents and their guests could, possibly, be sustained without having to widen ALL the roads in the area though I trust the developers would be prepared to compensate existing residents for the negative impact on their lives/value of their properties. I would ask that the proposal be rejected and sympathetic alternatives be sought.