A.13. There are 48 Village
Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2493
Received: 27/02/2023
Respondent: Collins & Coward Limited
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The Bawburgh Primary School serves just the single parish of Bawburgh. It is over-subscribed. There is no capacity to extend the school and the proposed housing allocation could not viably fund any extension to the school.
Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2857
Received: 06/03/2023
Respondent: Mrs Sarah Manning
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
I object to the process followed when carrying out site assessments (desk top only). The Character Appraisal of Tacolneston, is internationally misleading/contrived with the aim to relocate Tacolneston away from the village school, Pub and Social club within the village/conservation area adjacent to heritage assets. Promoting sites 1200m away causes people to drive to services, parking is limited causing highway safety implications, vibration and pollution. (SNDC have no air quality assessments/data available) The school is full and further building expansion would cause harm to the setting.
Obtain robust evidence on whether sites allocated in 2015 still not developed should be counted. Follow due process and re assess using 'on sites' visits aperitif. Consider potential school places to meet housing needs only without pressure on school expansion needs.
Support
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 3142
Received: 03/03/2023
Respondent: Norfolk County Council - Strategic Planning Team
In relation to the question of capacity in schools currently and potential for child movement. Norfolk is currently seeing a decline in its birth rate which is impacting the entry year into school and subsequent years, this will continue to take effect over the next 2-3 years and it is anticipated the higher numbers transitioning through Primary are moving to the latter part of their schooling which will ensure capacity is available in schools as time moves on.
Some sites still remain with a level of pressure and act as an overflow to some strategic areas where there are plans to develop a school site, which will release this pressure in the future.
The impact of movement between counties is often of net effect, often a similar level of children move in and out of the county which does not put any significant pressure on surrounding schools. We continue to work with our admission colleagues to ensure pupils have the appropriate places and will get a place of their choice.
Information based on the education landscape can be found in our Schools Local Growth and Investment Plan 2023. This gives detail of the areas of growth and decline across the county which helps to inform our capital and educational priorities. Schools Local Growth and Investment Plan 2023 (norfolk.gov.uk)