We do not support the expanded site portal due to 'density' concerns for the following reasons:

1. Density has never been a concern before, when shoe-horning multiple new homes into our already crowded village.

2. Mr Michael Gove has made it clear that when new proposals threaten the charm, character and existing aesthetic of an area, they can be denied permission top go ahead. We have already suffered TWO developments that have altered the look, feel, and congestion of our village greatly. The new increased development plan would significantly damage the charm of Bawburgh, by continuing to reduce views across the river valley and by reducing clear visible breaks ion construction phases throughout the village. Also, no houses are selling right now because of the constant new house threat.

3. Gove also stated that developments can be blocked when they impinge on green belt land. The prosed site is directly on a Greenfield site, classed as category 3 agricultural land.

4. The council has already received excessive objections to this proposal, yet not only has it not been dropped, it is being expanded? This is madness and a clear floating of Gove's declaration that local communities would be given more say in new development proposals. We have collectively made it clear that more houses are not welcome or appropriate for our levels of infrastructure, yet the council deems it right to not only ignore us, but INCREASE the latest development.

5. More houses, across a larger development site, will increase water run off and river levels, which are already a critical problem in Bawburgh. We have countless flooding incidents every single year, which close the village off almost entirely. Stocks Hill and New Road are both subject to massive flooding every time we have moderate rainfall and the drain system in Bawburgh is constantly overflowing through our streets, making it unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians, as well as motorists. This is extra concerning given that we have a primary school in situ.

6. More groundworks will hasten nutrient discharge in the area.

7. As it stands, Bawburgh, including the proposed site, are fully contained within the Southern Bypass Protection Zone. This means that there should not even be an option for this, let alone consultations progressing. The development would be man illegal build.

8. Category 3 agricultural land is at risk throughout the country, with the government supporting its protection, to ensure domestic food security. As a farming county. Norfolk should be leading by example and not swapping viable farming land for unsightly new build developments.