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

Comment

Representation ID: 1718

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Earsham Parish Council

Local facilities e.g. doctors and primary school, are already well used and at full capacity.
Substantial traffic increase in recent years, possibly due to schools being out of village with greater distances needing to be covered.
Earsham floods already on many of its streets. Further building may increase this. Located on edge of flood plain, mostly to east of the village - further investigations needed to improve drains and soakaways before further development takes place.

The Parish Council agrees with NCC Highways on their comments for access to this site - speeding is an issue in the village and safety and welfare of residents is key, so improvement to footways and extension of the speed limit would be required.

Additional requests from residents present at PC meeting:
• roundabout off A143 to slow traffic, with petrol station (and electric charger points).
• convenience store on junction to serve local community
• doctor’s satellite surgery and NHS dentist to serve locality with car parking and access to preferred site.

Comment

Representation ID: 1719

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Earsham Parish Council

Local facilities e.g. doctors/primary school, already at full capacity.
Substantial traffic increase in recent years, possibly due to schools being outside village with greater journey distances.
Earsham floods in many locations - further building may increase this. Located on edge of flood plain, mostly to east - further improvements needed to drains and soakaways before further development occurs.
Parish Council were not in favour of this site being developed due to constraints mentioned - easterly section of the site is approximately 40% in the Flood Zone. Would exacerbate traffic on School Road, which sees speeding on a daily basis. Could add 100+ vehicles to confined area and, with narrow entrance, potential for accidents. Would cause major congestion, especially at school peak times.