Policy VC BRA1: Land at Norwich Road

Object

Representation ID: 2646

Received: 03/03/2023

Respondent: Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The proposal is in close proximity to Bracon Hall County Wildlife Site, which is sensitive to changes in water quality that would result from run-off from the application site. The current active planning application for this allocation site proposes directing run-off water from the site, via a road side ditch, to an attenuation pond immediately adjacent to the CWS, but it is unclear if the CWS is safeguarded from overspill from the attenuation pond.

Object

Representation ID: 3111

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Mr Steve Horton

Number of people: 4

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

We (Bracon Ash Residents Group) consider the continued allocation of BRAl in the Local Plan to be unsound because the evidence it is based upon is out of date and no longer relevant. There will be a negative social impact on a well-developed supportive community of introducing an urban estate into the village.There will be a negative environmental impact of loss of land and habitat and potential run off into a County Wildlife site.
There is a very large proportion of public objection to the development of this site as it is currently proposed.

Object

Representation ID: 3177

Received: 01/03/2023

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Whilst there are no designated heritage assets on the site, there is a grade II listed Thatched Cottage to the north east of the site and the Bracon Ash and Hethel War Memorial to the north of the site. Home Farmhouse, also listed at grade II, lies to the south east of the site. Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the significance of these heritage assets.
We appreciate that this site was allocated in the previous local plan and that an application for the site has been submitted, pending determination.
We welcome the reference to Home Farm and Thatched cottage and their settings in bullet point 2.
Bullet point 4 states that the HER should be consulted to determine the need for any archaeological surveys prior to development. In our view, some assessment is needed to inform any planning application.
We therefore advise that bullet point 4 should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’

Object

Representation ID: 3213

Received: 07/03/2023

Respondent: Bracon Ash and Hethel Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Bracon Ash & Hethel was originally allocated 20 – 30 houses and this number has already been built. In a village with no facilities or suitable pedestrian access the parish council believes there has been sufficient new homes built in the parish to satisfy demand.