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

Object

Representation ID: 1764

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

The GNLP strategy to direct at least 1,200 homes to South Norfolk Village Clusters has been proposed in advance of assessing the suitability of potential sites within South Norfolk. Therefore the decision to ‘ringfence’ this element of the GNLP housing requirement has been taken without having first assessed whether there are suitable sites to deliver this strategy. We therefore feel this is not an ‘appropriate strategy’, as required by paragraph 35 of the NPPF.
We consider it is necessary to assess the potential Village Cluster sites in isolation, but also to assess them alongside other potential allocation sites within the Main towns and Key Service Centres. Settlement limits should also be reviewed across all settlements in South Norfolk.
In addition, GNLP is yet to be subject to Examination and there are outstanding objections that have not yet been resolved. As such, it is premature to progress the Village Clusters Plan.
See attached for full response.