Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 3206
Received: 07/03/2023
Respondent: Gosford Limited
Agent: Woods Hardwick Planning Ltd
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
We consider the site [SN0594] is reasonable for an allocation. Considering this is not the conclusion, the council has made, we therefore consider that the plan is
unsound.
We consider it important to reinforce the merits of the site:
1) can accommodate up to 30 new dwellings
2) The County Council accept the transport technical note in principle, subject to some further works
3) the site has access to a good range of services and facilities
4) development can exclude the area of the site in FZ3B
5) modest impact in landscape terms
6) pedestrian links through the site to adjoin the Shotesham Estates land and provide access to Smockmill Common is proposed
In addition to the considerations, we note that both the Preferred Site Reference SN4024 and
Shortlisted Site Refence SN4025 for Newton Flotman are noted as being subject to achieving safe
and suitable access in the Council’s Site Assessment Forms, whereas access to our client’s site is
readily available with an access solution which is considered to be acceptable in principle by the
County Highways Authority.
We consider section 27 be modified to include our client’s site and update on the settlement limit [SN0594]. we consider that that our client’s site reference SN0594 should be allocated for up to 30 residential dwellings and that the limit of the main built form of the settlement should at least be extended to include the site. Furthermore, we consider that the A140
should not form the settlement limit to the east of the village but rather the limit should be extended to include the existing development to the east of the A140. Residential properties in this location clearly form part of the settlement pattern of the village and would form a logical extension to the settlement limit.