Object
Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan - Alternative Sites & Focused Changes (Reg. 18)
Representation ID: 3348
Received: 21/01/2024
Respondent: Mrs Jennifer Press
The Bridge is the three hundred year old, scheduled monument which is battered by traffic and not coping with the already heavy load of cars and lorries.
Floods - photographs were taken in 2020, but the floods this year were at least as bad. Building more houses on the hill above the village has to be a serious mistake. Roads through the village have flooded this year and just before Christmas a car had to be pulled out of a flood here. If there is even a slight possibility that buildings on the hill cause worse flooding, South Norfolk Council will be responsible.
Facilities - The lack of pavements, shops, and buses make the arrival of more people completely unsuitable. We have been told that a bus stop could be put at the top of Stocks Hill, on the Watton Road. The walk to and from the Watton Road to catch a bus would be very dangerous, there is no path or street lights on Stocks Hill, a mile long, winding road.
Agriculture - The planned site is on category 3 agricultural land. Can we really afford to lose more good agricultural land?
Bawburgh is completely within the Southern Bypass Protection Zone.
Bawburgh is a beautiful unspoiled village and conservation area. We must protect its ancient history.
I am writing to ask you not to grant planning permission for a further 35 houses to be built on Stocks Hill, Bawburgh.
The Bridge - Because of where I live, one of my personal concerns is the three hundred year old, scheduled monument bridge (number 1003926), which is battered by traffic and not coping with the already heavy load of cars and lorries (mostly using the village as a rat run.)
Floods - The attached photographs were taken in 2020, but the floods this year were at least as bad. Two of the photographs are of Stocks Hill, the main road into Bawburgh, and New Road which leads to Bowthorpe. The third photograph is of the bridge, taken before the water became really deep. The house in the background is mine. With the news at the moment dominated by fears of flooding, building more houses on the hill above the village has to be a serious mistake. Two years ago, a police officer knocked at my door and those of neighbours. He asked whether we had anywhere else to go, as the river may soon flood across to us. Thankfully it didn’t happen but roads through the village have flooded this year and just before Christmas a car had to be pulled out of a flood here. If there is even a slight possibility that buildings on the hill cause worse flooding, South Norfolk Council will be responsible.
Facilities - The lack of facilities, including pavements, shops, and buses make the arrival of more people completely unsuitable. We have been told that a bus stop could be put at the top of Stocks Hill, on the Watton Road. The walk to and from the Watton Road to catch a bus would be very dangerous, there is no path or street lights on Stocks Hill, a mile long, winding road.
Agriculture - The planned site is on category 3 agricultural land. Can we really afford to lose more good agricultural land?
Bawburgh is completely within the Southern Bypass Protection Zone.
Bawburgh is a beautiful unspoiled village and conservation area. We are proud of, and must protect its ancient history. I have loved living here for the past 42 years, and hope to carry on living here safely.