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Object

Representation ID: 2919

Received: 07/03/2023

Respondent: Clayland Architects

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

It is unsound to allocate a site which (as stated) adjoins the River Waveney Valley to the east with no hard boundaries, roads or visual breaks to enclose or separate the site from the wider landscape setting of The Broads. Increased development in this location will unavoidably lead to negative impact upon this scenic back drop. The site intrudes on the open countryside of the River Valley and does not offer an infill of the building pattern in Earsham. The Sustainability Appraisal recognised this issue, “SN0390 at Earsham is considered to have the greatest sensitivity (to the River Waveney Valley)