South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 18 Draft)

Comment

Representation ID: 1737

Received: 17/08/2021

Respondent: Barton Willmore

In summary, the Village Clusters are likely to be the least sustainable locations for growth
across the Greater Norwich area, yet they are proposed to accommodate a significant portion of the
GNLP’s housing growth. Allocating such a significant element of the GNLP’s anticipated growth to these
areas, where there are limited / no services and limited / no public transport, would be contradictory
to the principles of sustainable development and the overall vision of the GNLP. We do not
believe the approach proposed by the Village Clusters Plan has been justified and it is clearly
not consistent with national policy. It does not respond to the principles of sustainable development,
and it does not appear an effective assessment of the environmental impacts of this approach has been
undertaken.