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Object
South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)
Representation ID: 2452
Received: 24/02/2023
Respondent: Ms Tamsin Watt
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Natural England have returned comments to a recent planning application at the same location (2022/1993) to highlight that the application could have potential significant impacts on a number of protected sites and features including the Broadland Ramsar, Broadland SPA, The Broads SAC as well as Barnby Broad and Marshes SSSI, Geldeston Meadows SSSI and Stanley an Alder Carrs Aldeby SSSI. Given the increased impacts development at this location would have on designated protected sites and features compared to the other sites assessed, this site should not be allocated for development.
The Village Clusters Plan identifies that localised impacts of development at the Gillingham Site could be significant. New development at this location could generate additional pressure on a number of nationally designated sites, including the Broadland SPA and Broads SAC. The Sustainability Appraisal also identifies VC GIL1 as having potential landscape impacts on the setting and character of the Broads National Park. Reasons given are that that the allocation is large in scale, departs notably from the existing settlement pattern and has clear lines of sight through the National Park, only 200m to the south. Given the increased impacts development at this location would have on designated protected sites and features compared to the other sites assessed, including the site north of The Street, this site should not be allocated for development and the Village Clusters Plan should be updated to reflect this.