South Norfolk Council

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Object

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

Representation ID: 2750

Received: 05/03/2023

Respondent: Thurlton Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

The Parish Council wish to record that, as a village, we are not against development, but stress that it should be in agreement with both the needs of the village and the South Norfolk Council. During the last round of housing allocations, we were “allocated 12” and actually received 30 as a result of the Blacksmiths Gardens development. This represented roughly a 10% increase in the number of properties in the village – rising to 342 as a result. We therefore would argue that, at present, the village does not require further housing.

Change suggested by respondent:

The Parish Council wish to record that, as a village, we are not against development, but stress that it should be in agreement with both the needs of the village and the South Norfolk Council. During the last round of housing allocations, we were “allocated 12” and actually received 30 as a result of the Blacksmiths Gardens development. This represented roughly a 10% increase in the number of properties in the village – rising to 342 as a result. We therefore would argue that, at present, the village does not require further housing.
We would also highlight that both of the proposed site allocations will use the primary route into the village (Beccles Road C516) which will further increase traffic around the notorious problem corner at Hall Farm. This is a blind corner and subject to regular flooding. Highways have repeatedly tried to resolve but every fix is temporary. The Parish Council therefore ask that any agreement for the sites to be taken into planning MUST include a guarantee to provide a long-term solution to the corner.