Policy VC ELL1: South of Mill Road

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Object

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 2488

Received: 22/02/2023

Respondent: Diana Wadley

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

It is my opinion that the agricultural field site south of Mill Road Ellingham for 25 units renders the VCHAP unsound for the following reason:
There would be a requirement to update the sewage network in Mill Road as it is not fit for the present dwellings as due to the lie of the land sewage can back up to the drains that the new site would connect to.
There is flooding in the road where the site would exit in spite of recent efforts to improve this.
The site exit is blind to the left, the road there is too narrow for cars to pass a bus. Surely no developer would want the expense of widening the road even if it were possible.
Residential amenity of at least one property would be severely adversely affected.
Open views to the Ellingham Mill Conservation Area would be compromised.

Object

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 2511

Received: 28/02/2023

Respondent: Mrs E Moore

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

I believe the development to the south of Mill Road is unsound for the following points.
Major issues with visibility at bends and at the junction.
Problems with surface water drainage
A loss of landscape views to the Church and surrounding area.
The impact it will have to existing dwellings in Mill Road
It is outside the village development area
25 houses amounts to a large estate and not a village cluster

Change suggested by respondent:

If the site approved then the original allocation of 12 houses would have less impact on the road structure and local residents.

Object

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 2622

Received: 03/03/2023

Respondent: Broads Authority

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Site is approximately 300m north of the nearest BA boundary.

Unfortunately, the LVA does not fully consider impacts on the Broads. However, it acknowledges that there will be long views to the site from the south (BA area), and identifies a need for substantial planting to contain the site along the southern boundary. This is supported.

Bullet point 4 does not really reflect what it is in the LVA – the LVA indicates a need for substantial planting, but the importance is not portrayed in the policy wording and needs improving.

Change suggested by respondent:

Bullet point 4 does not really reflect what it is in the LVA – the LVA indicates a need for substantial planting, but the importance is not portrayed in the policy wording and needs improving.

Support

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 2978

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Trustees of the 1997 Martin Smith Settlement

Agent: Ingleton Wood LLP

Representation Summary:

On behalf of the landowner, we continue to support this site in line with our previous representations made in July 2021. We support the specific requirements set out within the drafted policy. We continue to consider the site to be suitable, available and achievable, and therefore deliverable within the Plan period.

Object

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 3044

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Mrs Fiona Bowen

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

I live opposite the seven houses already built on the land already allocated for the new builds. Since they have been built, we get their seven houses worth of rainwater coming down their paved driveways, across the road and down our driveway, of three bungalows, flooding it completely. You have to wear waders or wellies to get to the road. It has even reached the front door of the first bungalow. We have to endure this stress with each reasonable rainfall and can't imagine the effect that twenty five more would have.

Change suggested by respondent:

The land should have been brought down to road level as planned but no one wanted to know. We now pay the price.

Object

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 3071

Received: 03/03/2023

Respondent: Norfolk County Council - Strategic Planning Team

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Removal of the hedge at the south side of Mill Road would be required between house number 81 and the recreation ground to enable a satisfactory layout. It does not appear feasible to achieve acceptable visibility splays within the proposed narrow site access corridor.

Change suggested by respondent:

To make the allocation sound, the Highway Authority will require that it is extended to include the full frontage of Mill Lane from number 81 to the recreation ground.

Object

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 3084

Received: 03/03/2023

Respondent: Norfolk County Council - Strategic Planning Team

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Norfolk County Council in its capacity as the Mineral Planning Authority considers that Policy VC ELL1 is currently unsound; as it is inconsistent with national policy, and the adopted Development Plan in Norfolk, in relation to mineral resource safeguarding. The Mineral Planning Authority recognise that underlain mineral resource has been included in the supporting text; however, we request inclusion of the text in the policy itself. The policy can be made sound by including the wording below, which was contained in the response by the Mineral Planning Authority, to the Regulation 18 consultation.

Change suggested by respondent:

Amend policy VC ELL1 to add the following wording as a policy requirement:
‘The site is underlain by a defined Mineral Safeguarding Area for sand and gravel. Any future development on this site will need to address the requirements of Norfolk Minerals and Waste Core Strategy Policy CS16 - ‘safeguarding’ (or any successor policy) in relation to mineral resources, to the satisfaction of the Mineral Planning Authority.’

Support

South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Representation ID: 3174

Received: 01/03/2023

Respondent: Historic England

Representation Summary:

We welcome the references to the Conservation Area and Church in bullet point 3.