Object
Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan - Alternative Sites & Focused Changes (Reg. 18)
Representation ID: 3482
Received: 29/01/2024
Respondent: Ms Susan Stacey
Object to further increase up to 62 dwellings for cluster. Site is accessed from a narrow part of Wheel Road and would require significant changes to make a safe access , costs of which may make site unviable and thus not able to provide affordable housing. This would also result in removal of some of established hedgerow. No mention in site assessment of distance from nearest GP of 2.1 miles, walking distance of more than 1200m which is flagged as Red by NHS on other sites that were rejected.
This will increase to 62 proposed dwellings for the Village cluster which is excessive for the area. In the site assessment no mention is made of the distance from nearest GP, which at 2.1 miles is in excess of the 1200m and 1800m walking distance flagged as Red in sites rejected such as SN6002 Needham, SN6001SL, Norton Subcourse and SN0531REVA Rockland. 1 mile of the route to nearest GP in Poringland is on narrow, winding road with not footpath and bordered by hedges and ditches. The site is accessed from a narrow part of Wheel Road and would require significant changes to make for a safe access which may make the development less viable and thus not able to provide any affordable housing. In addition this would necessitate the removal of some of the existing hedgerow. My main objection however is that the total new houses proposed under the VCHAP for Alpington would be 37 if this site is added- way in excess of what was originally suggested.