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Object

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

Representation ID: 2415

Received: 23/02/2023

Respondent: Mrs Lesley McNulty

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Current traffic movements taken from SAM2 camera data show that there were 29,000 vehicle movements in and out of the village on Church Road in January. This is a fair representation of vehicle movements monthly. Significant road improvements would be needed. These are not possible given the village layout (church/pond/housing).
Cllr Graham Plant, supporting the Norwich Western Link, recognises that many local Norfolk roads are single track and not designed to take high levels of traffic and the ensuing knock-on impacts (road safety, air quality in communities, and less reliable journey times. Yet the VCHAP proposal will do just that.

Change suggested by respondent:

Alpington and Yelverton and Bergh Apton are not suitable sites for development given the impact on local roads and should be discounted.

Object

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

Representation ID: 2430

Received: 23/02/2023

Respondent: Mr.

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

All the roads entering Alpington and Bergh Apton are single track at some point or in whole. The volumes are traffic into Alpington via the Slad are damaging the verges and making dangerous places for pedestrians to walk from Yelverton in Alpington. In January ’23 there were an average of 464 vehicles coming into the village each day, equating to nearly 29,000 movements in and out of the village along Church Road in a month. This is a fair representation of other months captured in the speed camera data and means there are approximately 350,000 vehicle movements annually.

Change suggested by respondent:

The village cannot cope with more traffic. The suggested "improvements" are inadequate and not going to help in any way.

Object

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

Representation ID: 2435

Received: 23/02/2023

Respondent: Mr.

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Any suggested improvements at Planning stage will be reduced on the grounds of "viability and affordability" by the developer. In reality, it will amount to worthless and useless token gestures that do not address the existing issues of traffic volume through a village that has no streetlights (which we don't want) and predominantly has no footpaths. The 30mph speed limit is too high and pedestrians take their lives in their hands whilst walking along Church Road.

Change suggested by respondent:

Remove VCALP1 from the plan

Object

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

Representation ID: 2471

Received: 26/02/2023

Respondent: Yelverton Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

How will minor adjustments to the highway "encourage sustainable transport options"? These are just words without substance and are insufficient to remedy the current traffic issues, let alone those caused by further development. Church Road has a number of pinchpoints with safety issues for pedestrians and car to car passing. The Church wall and adjacent blind bend in the road are one such example.
Why do you believe an improved crossing point or formal bus stops are needed? These are the least of the issues that could be listed as needing attention.

Change suggested by respondent:

Remove ALP1 from the VCHAP

Object

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

Representation ID: 2606

Received: 02/03/2023

Respondent: Mr jonathan taylor

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

I should add that in the past the Planning Inspectorate rejected development in Yelverton owing to the poor road access. I fail to see other than road widening how on earth anybody thinks roads in Alpington and Yelverton are suitable for any increase in traffic. At least Brooke is on a main 2 way road B1332 unlike are single track with passing places of front gardens and hedgerows. Perhaps someone should try driving around the village and see how often they have to pull into driveways etc. Roads totally unable to cope with extra traffic

Change suggested by respondent:

Reject site

Object

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

Representation ID: 2781

Received: 06/03/2023

Respondent: Mr David Whitehead

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

There were 29,000 vehicle movements in and out of the village on Church Road in January. That is a normal month and any development would increase the vehicle movements significantly. The roads are already dangerous and major road improvements would be needed. These are not possible given the village layout (church/pond/housing).
The roads into the village are single track, with informal passing points carved out of the banks and not designed to take high levels of traffic and the ensuing knock-on impacts road safety, air quality in communities, and less reliable journey times.

Change suggested by respondent:

Remove ALP1 from the VCHAP.