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Object

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

Representation ID: 2402

Received: 22/02/2023

Respondent: Mrs Rosie Moyce

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Resident in the village .

Change suggested by respondent:

I would like to see traffic calming measures introduced in the village , currently it is impossible to cross the road from the loke across the A143 at certain times of the day.There are very few safe footpaths in the village. There are no amenities in the village. Please provide community green space that is safe for children .

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Resident in the village .

Support

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

Representation ID: 3041

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Haddiscoe Parish Council

Representation Summary:

Sewer/local wastewater treatment capacity not sufficient, current Water Recycling Centre would not manage additional homes. No mains sewer system in Haddiscoe, surface flooding is frequent, running down The Street towards the dam. No amenities in village. Public house closed in 2020. Limited views in/out of the site onto A143, suitable access must be put in place for safety. Highways have indicated that development here could assist in reinforcing the current 30mph limit, from a SAM2 camera in the village reports prove the majority of traffic coming through Haddiscoe exceed 30mph. Street lighting shouldn't be used in any local development.

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Sewer/local wastewater treatment capacity not sufficient, current Water Recycling Centre would not manage additional homes. No mains sewer system in Haddiscoe, surface flooding is frequent, running down The Street towards the dam. No amenities in village. Public house closed in 2020. Limited views in/out of the site onto A143, suitable access must be put in place for safety. Highways have indicated that development here could assist in reinforcing the current 30mph limit, from a SAM2 camera in the village reports prove the majority of traffic coming through Haddiscoe exceed 30mph. Street lighting shouldn't be used in any local development.

Object

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

Representation ID: 3079

Received: 03/03/2023

Respondent: Norfolk County Council - Strategic Planning Team

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Norfolk County Council in its capacity as the Mineral Planning Authority considers that Policy VC HAD1 is currently unsound; as it is inconsistent with national policy, and the adopted Development Plan in Norfolk, in relation to mineral resource safeguarding. The Mineral Planning Authority recognise that underlain mineral resource has been included in the supporting text; however, we request inclusion of the text in the policy itself. The policy can be made sound by including the wording below, which was contained in the response by the Mineral Planning Authority, to the Regulation 18 consultation.
In addition, for your information: The land north of VC HAD1 (adjacent B1136) is proposed for mineral extraction through the emerging Minerals and Waste Local Plan (site reference MIN25). A planning application was submitted in December 2022 for the extraction of sand and gravel at this site (FUL/2022/0056).

Change suggested by respondent:

Amend Policy VC HAD1 to add the following wording as a policy requirement:
‘The site is underlain by a defined Mineral Safeguarding Area for sand and gravel. Any future development on this site will need to address the requirements of Norfolk Minerals and Waste Core Strategy Policy CS16 - ‘safeguarding’ (or any successor policy) in relation to mineral resources, to the satisfaction of the Mineral Planning Authority.’

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Please see attached for full submission.

Object

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

Representation ID: 3193

Received: 01/03/2023

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Whilst there are no designated heritage assets on site, the grade I listed St Marys Church, together with a War Memorial and monument to William Salter, both of which are listed at grade II, lie to the west of the site. Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the significance of these heritage assets through development within the setting of the assets.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA. We welcome the proposal to locate the development further south, leaving an area of open land at the northern end of the site closest to the A143 to protect the setting of the church. We particularly welcome criterion 6 and 7 of the policy.
Bullet point 8 states that the HER should be consulted to determine the need for any archaeological surveys prior to development. In our view, some assessment is needed to inform any planning application.
We therefore advise that bullet point 8 should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’

Change suggested by respondent:

Amend criterion 8 to read ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’

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Thank you for consulting Historic England on the South Norfolk Village Clusters Local Plan Regulation 19 Draft Consultation. As a statutory consultee, our role is to ensure that the conservation of the historic environment is fully integrated into planning policy and that any policy documents make provision for a positive strategy for the
conservation and enjoyment of the historic environment.
Please also see our detailed comments in the attached table. We provide a summary of the main comments below.
SUMMARY
We very much welcome the completion of the Heritage Impact Assessments for a number of sites. The assessments have helped to inform many of the policies
providing helpful recommendations for mitigation and enhancement which is welcomed.
Whilst we consider many aspects of the plan to be sound, we have identified issues with some of the policies and site allocations which do compromise the overall soundness of the plan.
Under paragraph 35 of the NPPF some aspects of this Plan are unsound as they have not been positively prepared, are not justified, effective, or consistent with
national policy. We have identified below some of the key areas where we find the Plan unsound and what measures are needed to make the Plan sound. In summary we highlight the following four issues.
1. Heritage Impact Assessments
We are delighted to see that Heritage Impact Assessments have been prepared for
many sites. However, there are a few allocations where we recommend the preparation on an HIA now prior to EiP (e.g. VC BRO1 West, VC WOR1). The policy wording should then be amended accordingly. In the absence of an HIA we consider these sites are not sufficiently justified. There are also some settlement limit extensions where an HIA should also be prepared now ahead of EiP (e.g. SN0020SL, SN0588SL). Finally, there are some recommendations in HIAs that have not been incorporated into policy. The policies need to be amended to incorporate these HIA recommendations. This applies to a number of sites as set out in the attached table. Further details of all the relevant sites are given in Appendix A.
2. Settlement Limit extensions
We note that the smaller sites have not been included as allocations but instead the settlement limit has been extended to include that land. However, there are some extensions which would have an impact on the historic
environment and yet, in the absence of a site-specific policy, we are concerned about how the recommendations of the HIAs and any necessary mitigation/enhancement will be secured through an appropriate policy framework. The NPPF (para 16d) makes it clear that Plans should contain policies that are
clearly written and unambiguous, so it is evident how a decision maker should react development proposals. Further advice on the content of policies is given in the PPG at Paragraph: 002 Reference ID: 61-002-20190315 Revision date: 15 03 2019. It states that, ‘Where sites are proposed for allocation, sufficient detail should be given
to provide clarity to developers, local communities and other interested parties about the nature and scale of development’.
3. Archaeology Criterion
Many of the policies include an archaeology criterion which states that ‘The HER should be consulted to determine the need for any archaeological surveys prior to development’. Whilst we welcome the inclusion of a criterion for archaeology, in our view some
assessment is needed to inform any planning application (rather than waiting until after permission is granted but before development). This is consistent with the
policy set out in para 194 of the NPPF. We therefore advise that the archaeology criterion should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’ This applies to a number of sites in the Plan.
4. Site-Specific Issues
We have raised a number of quite site-specific issues in relation to the Bressingham, Little Melton, Rockland St Mary and Tasburgh sites. See the attached table for
further details of our concerns.
Closing comments
We have suggested a series of other changes to the Plan. Many of these changes suggested do not go to the heart of the Plan’s soundness, but instead are intended to improve upon it. We believe that these comments can be addressed by changes to wording in the plan.
In preparation of the local plan, we encourage you to draw on the knowledge of local conservation officers, the county archaeologist and local heritage groups.
Please note that absence of a comment on a policy, allocation or document in this letter does not mean that Historic England is content that the policy, allocation or
document is devoid of historic environment issues. We should like to stress that this response is based on the information provided by the Council in its consultation. To
avoid any doubt, this does not affect our obligation to provide further advice and, potentially, object to specific proposals, which may subsequently arise as a result of
this plan, where we consider that these would have an adverse effect upon the historic environment.
If you have any questions then please do get back to me. We suggest it would be helpful for us to meet and discuss our comments, resolve any outstanding issues and
begin to prepare a Statement of Common Ground. Please contact us to suggest some possible meeting dates.

Support

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

Representation ID: 3219

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Mr Tony Watson

Agent: Brown & Co

Representation Summary:

We consider this form of development that is part of the draft allocation for this village, led by the green credentials of the locality would result in tangible benefits for the community and provide housing in a holistic and sustainable way in order to create a vibrant and resilient community and support the move to a post-carbon economy. Government has recognised the role that residential development can have in achieving sustainability and creating communities, where there is no choice between quality and quantity and green spaces amount to more than token verges and squares.

Change suggested by respondent:

We are seeking amendments to the policy to ensure the potential number of units on the site is realised. Having undertaken some initial work on the site, we believe that the site is capable of delivering at least 35 units.

Full text:

See attached document.

Support

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

Representation ID: 3241

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Anglian Water Services

Representation Summary:

Anglian Water suggests that due to the small-scale nature of the site, that the policy requirement regarding the capacity of the WRC and phasing of delivery is unnecessary, however early engagement is welcomed.

Change suggested by respondent:

Modify policy text to read:

Early engagement with Anglian Water regarding connecting to the local water recycling network.

Full text:

See attached document.