QUESTION 147: Do you think

Comment

Representation ID: 25

Received: 07/06/2021

Respondent: Mr Carl Ward

SN0318 same reasons as Q144 (see below)

Tivetshall is not suitable for increased traffic; soil is unsuitable, requiring larger foundations and resulting environmental impact; parents/children and horses use the main road through village; impact to local school and GPs; local amenities (shop, etc.) do not exist; bus services are intermittent; environmental and health impacts; affects to wildlife, including protected species; water, sewerage & drainage systems inadequate to support extra housing; flood risk; what green spaces will be incorporated; land is contaminated (South Norfolk Environmental Services already aware).

Full text: A number of parents/children walk along The Street to the school; these proposals increase the danger to them from traffic, likely to result in accidents, since there is little in the way of pavements
Horses are ridden along The Street, facing similar issues
The school will need investment to cope with the sudden increase in pupils (more teachers and other facilities)
Likely increase in the number of cars travelling to/from & parking at the school
Impact to high schools in the wider area (presumably they will also have their own expansion plans to deal with?)
Speeding through village is already an issue at times
The road infrastructure in/out of the village is not sufficient for the increase in traffic
What economic benefit will be added to the village from these proposals?
There is no local shop
Nor local amenities
Bus services are intermittent at best
All residents will therefore require cars, increasing emissions locally, with the potential to affect the health of everyone – and so not really affordable
Environment
226 additional deaths in Norfolk are already attributable to human-made air pollution; what mitigation is planned here?
The local soil contains clay, requiring deeper foundations and so more concrete; these proposals will therefore mean thousands of additional tonnes of CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere, remote of these locations
Will there be a requirement for the sustainability of other building materials to mitigate?
Where will rainwater run-off go which would have been soaked up by soil?
What assessments will be made of the increased flood risk?
Local drainage generally is not adequate to cater for these additional properties
What green spaces will be incorporated into plans?
How will disruption from construction traffic be managed?
The previous owner of my property had planning permission denied several times – one reason being that newts were moving to and from the fields covered by SN0319
Bats use the same fields for feeding
As do a variety of birds of prey
At least six hedgehogs use the same fields for passage and/or nesting
South Norfolk Council’s own Environmental team has concerns over contamination in the soil of same fields
Mains water pressure is already low and certainly not able to cope with the additional load
The mains sewerage system is likewise inadequate
BT infrastructure is already near capacity and will need investment
What amenities/facilities will be provided for increased population (e.g. expanded playing field)?
Turning at A140 into/out of The Street brings significant risk of accidents
Increased pressure on local services (such as GPs) which are not scaled to cope with the increase
Impact to local house prices – we chose to live here specifically because of the rural nature of the village and local walks/views.

Comment

Representation ID: 91

Received: 16/06/2021

Respondent: Tivetshall St Margaret & Tivetshall St Mary Parish Council

A parishioner has brought to the attention of the parish council the access regarding the site on SN2103 Land north of School Road regarding the limited access and how the access would be done and the worries on flooding should insufficient drainage be put in as the area suffers from flooding at present.

Comment

Representation ID: 1013

Received: 31/07/2021

Respondent: Tivetshall St Margaret & Tivetshall St Mary Parish Council

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