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Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2539
Received: 28/02/2023
Respondent: Silfield Ltd
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Whilst i can support the landscape improvement value to Barford of removing the garage site, the change of use to housing is compromised by the access next to the B1108 junction which is now unsuitable for residential use given the volume of traffic. The development also removes premises for two active businesses and employment, without allocation of an alternative in the village. The development ignores the significant amenity space, improved access for Back Lane and landscaping available from other proposed sites. 20 houses will be on a busy B road with poor access and limited amenity space.
Sites should be allocated where they provide green amenity space for the benefit of the development and the wider village, not just on where they can be fitted in as it appears in this plan. Access improvements must be taken advantage of where offered for wider benefit alongside landscape features to protect historic and natural features. The Barford allocated site only offers landscape improvement based on an opinion after commercial premises have been taken away and not replaced. Wider landscaping and highways improvement around Back Lane would make the whole plan work better in isolation and for the wider community. My proposal would be to leave the businesses in place and allocate the vacant land to the north and south of Back Lane. Back lane's access onto the B1108 can then be moved north to a safe vision splay helping the development and through traffic. Landscaping and access to amenity land for the development and wider community will benefit all. Ideas of what can be achieved are attached with the exact layout to be agreed.
Adopting the allocation in the current VCHP only provides the houses, it removes business premises and offers no environmental value to anyone. There are better schemes available.
Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2546
Received: 28/02/2023
Respondent: Barford & Wramplingham Parish Council
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Location of access: The single access point to Cock Street is too close to the B1108 and is likely to endanger highway safety. We propose it should have a red rating.
The likely increase in traffic (more than 80 vehicle movements per day) is likely to cause significant queuing and disruption at an already hazardous junction between Cock Street and the B1108.
Highway safety will also be compromised by the provision of a footway (of no recreational value) through the site connecting Cock Street to Back Lane (unsuitable for pedestrian use) to the west.
See uploaded document.
See uploaded document.