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

Comment

Representation ID: 1636

Received: 30/07/2021

Respondent: Hopkins Homes Limited

In response to Question 1, in respect of the three defined ‘Objectives’ of ‘Meeting Housing Needs’, ‘Protecting village communities and supporting rural services and facilities’ and ‘Protecting the character of villages and their settings’, it is agreed that these are laudable aims and ones which Hopkins Homes would support, but as will be discussed further within our subsequent representations, without further amendment to the overall quantum and individual scale of development being proposed within the various Allocations of the Plan, it unfortunately appears unlikely that these aims will be met.

Comment

Representation ID: 1637

Received: 30/07/2021

Respondent: Hopkins Homes Limited

In response to Question 2, Hopkins Homes would suggest that all of the suggested criteria would effectively apply to any development proposals put forward within the District, and hence are all already addressed via the existing Development Management Policies proposed to be retained as part of the new Local Plan. As such, there is no need to seek to repeat their various requirements within this Village Clusters Plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 1638

Received: 30/07/2021

Respondent: Hopkins Homes Limited

In response to Question 3, in a similar vein to our response to Question 2, given the acknowledgement that the Development Management Policies DPD already seeks to address matters of ‘Design’, coupled with the recent plethora of design ‘guidance’ produced at a national level, it appears wholly unnecessary to try and produce any further design-based Policy within this Village Clusters Plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 1639

Received: 30/07/2021

Respondent: Hopkins Homes Limited

In response to Question 4, in a similar vein to our response to Questions 2 and 3, given the acknowledgement that the Development Management Policies DPD already seeks to address matters of ‘Housing Mix’ through Policy DM3.1, it appears wholly unnecessary and unhelpful to add a further Policy within this Village Clusters Plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 1640

Received: 30/07/2021

Respondent: Hopkins Homes Limited

Hopkins Homes are planning positively to deliver the residential development of 2.5 Ha of land North of Harvey Lane, Dickleburgh. We seek to deliver a residential development of this site of up to 30 dwellings, together with associated public open space.
Please see full representation and attachments for details.