QUESTION 80: Do you agree

Object

Representation ID: 16

Received: 07/06/2021

Respondent: Mrs Vanessa Knell

Can you stop developing our village, full stop! Too many houses already has changed Little Melton dramatically. The roads have become extremely busy, traffic travels too fast as the village is used as a rat run through it. There is not enough GP surgeries, dental surgeries or schools and supporting facilities to support the housing at the moment let alone if more houses are built

Object

Representation ID: 59

Received: 10/06/2021

Respondent: Mrs Melanie Sutton

I fully agree with Mrs Knell’ comments

Object

Representation ID: 368

Received: 11/07/2021

Respondent: Mrs Philippa Gunn

Little Melton will, once the development opposite the school is complete, have already had 110 new houses added, which is significantly more than the proposed 10-20 dwellings that were allocated to the village in the most recent plan. The current shop is unlikely to be open for much longer due to a sale of the property, which would mean that Little Melton is then no longer a service village. Traffic problems already exist and are exacerbated by increased development very close by in Hethersett.

Object

Representation ID: 383

Received: 13/07/2021

Respondent: Mr Keith Woods

• I agree with the existing Settlement Limit and object to the changes proposed.
• The reasons set out by the Little Melton PC are well documented and include reference to the recent and scheduled building of 110 houses.
• Little Melton is too close to the ever expanding development of Hethersett and shares school and health services, which are already under pressure.
• Given the proximity of urban Hethersett, Little Melton needs to keep its village character.
• The plans produce a dumbbell shaped village, without an identifiable centre. The current centre of gravity is around the Primary School.

Object

Representation ID: 396

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: None

LMC 'Chair' John Heaser has submitted concise objections to the proposed development buildings to our village. I fully agree with his statement. Little Melton is a village and should remain so! We do NOT have the infrastructure for more houses!
1. Very limited bus service.
2. School over capacity.
3. Hethersett surgery the same.
4. Garage the same.
5. Village shop will close due to retirement.
6. Constant flooding on ALL roads.
7. Limited footpaths.
8. Narrow roads and widening will only encourage speeding.
9. Already surpassed the amount agreed upon.
10. Destruction of wildlife and hedgerows.

Object

Representation ID: 405

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kellie Thomas

I agree with the existing settlement limit but object to any proposed changes. No further changes should be made to the settlement limit.

Object

Representation ID: 467

Received: 19/07/2021

Respondent: Mr Keith Grant

The the extent of the Settlement Limit should not be changed. More than the proposed 10-20 dwellings have already been built. The area cannot cope with more housing, the additional traffic would further reduce safety and there are insufficient services to support the existing population without increasing it further.

Object

Representation ID: 696

Received: 27/07/2021

Respondent: Mrs Melanie Sutton

The area is already over developed. There is no access to this plot. The plan includes part of the gardens of 3 adjoining properties for which no permission has been obtained from the owners of the property to include these in the plan.
There are already drainage issues in the area marked which have been made considerably worse since Limes Close was built. The medical facilities for the village Humbleyard practice are already at breaking point
This is a green space and should remain as such the village has already lost similar areas to development and the wildlife from them

Comment

Representation ID: 1123

Received: 01/08/2021

Respondent: Little Melton Parish Council

Please note that 30 houses have been built at the 2015/1697 site, not 27 as stated. Several recent PAs have been turned down as being outside the Settlement Boundary and that has lead to debate about the role of the Settlement Boundary. The PC would have preferred there to have been a consultation with parishioners before this current plan was issued.

Object

Representation ID: 1207

Received: 01/08/2021

Respondent: Mr Roger Bennett

Anyone looking at Hethersett and the vast housing development that is taking place there, is filled with fear that the same fate is destined for Little Melton. The Joint Core Strategy for April 2018 to March 2026, identifies Little Melton as a 'service village' for small-scale development of 10-20 dwellings. Since the Joint Core Strategy, 80 houses have been built and another 30 are due soon. What is the point of these policies if they can be ignored? Stop considering Little Melton for housing development.

Object

Representation ID: 1250

Received: 01/08/2021

Respondent: Mr. Steve Sophocleous

The Settlement Limit for Little Melton should not be extended to accommodate any future planning applications either for the Village Cluster Local Plan or any individual developments. It has been a consistent approach by the Parish Council over recent years to object to planning applications outside of the current settlement limit. Approval of the 2 preferred & 2 shortlisted sites would go against this trend and would be in danger of setting a precedent for future larger development applications to be granted. It would result in over development of the village.

Object

Representation ID: 1294

Received: 01/08/2021

Respondent: Mr. Steve Sophocleous

The Settlement Limit for Little Melton should not be extended to accommodate any future planning applications either for the Village Cluster Local Plan or any individual developments. It has been a consistent approach by the Parish Council over recent years to object to planning applications outside of the current settlement limit. Approval of the 2 preferred & 2 shortlisted sites would go against this trend and would be in danger of setting a precedent for future larger development applications to be granted. It would result in over development of the village.

Object

Representation ID: 1409

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Mr Adam Webb

In 2014, South Norfolk Council published its local plan suggesting that 10 to 20 houses should be built in Little Melton over the following 10 years, however 110 houses have/will be built instead of the 20 max and local amenities and services are not there to support further development.

SN4052 is inside the Southern Bypass Landscape Protection Zone, which should be conserved, not destroyed. Approval could set a precedent for further damage to the green infrastructure and biodiversity along the A47 contravening the priorities set in the Countryside Stewardship statement of priorities for South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands (NCA083).

Object

Representation ID: 1430

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Sequence (UK) Ltd

Inconsistency of approach to inclusion of sites within the Settlement Boundary that already have planning permission;
Settlement Limit should be extended at least to include 2018/2843;
There should be further extension of the Settlement Limit to include land promoted by Sequence off Burnthouse Lane (part of 32 School Lane) for approximately 10 units of specialist housing.