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

Comment

Representation ID: 2161

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

Aslacton
SN0459 - Carriageway widening and frontage footway should be required. The footway should extend eastwards to link with the bus stops at Muir Lane.

Comment

Representation ID: 2162

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

Barford
SN0552 - Identified as a reasonable alternative. The site is shown in the map booklet, split in two with sections north and south of the B1108. It is not clear that a safe and acceptable pedestrian route could be provided between the sites and local facilities. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, it is possible the Highway Authority would object to applications at these sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 2163

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

Newton Flotman
SN4024 - The estate road serving NEW1 is not suitable to also be the sole means of access to SN4024. A second point of access is needed and will require 3rd party land.

Comment

Representation ID: 2164

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

Rockland St Mary
SN2064REV - It is believed that 3rd party land is needed for the visibility splay to the west of the proposed site access. Particularly as the highway requirements relate to the ability to provide a safe access, the ability for them to be met should be demonstrated prior to allocation.

Comment

Representation ID: 2165

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

Seething
SN0405 - An off-carriageway pedestrian route between the site and pedestrian access at the school would be required for the site to be acceptable. Discussions regarding the required highway mitigations should be concluded and the necessary land / agreements secured prior to allocation of the site.

Comment

Representation ID: 2166

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

SN2148 - Frontage footway along with carriageway widening would be required.

Comment

Representation ID: 2167

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

SN024240017SL - Visibility left from New Road to Wymondham Road is limited. It should be confirmed prior to allocation that this can be satisfactorily resolved.

Comment

Representation ID: 2168

Received: 14/07/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

Wrenningham
SN2183 - The highway access to the site would be via Wymondham Road which is of a limited width and without footway, it does not appear feasible to improve the road to a standard that would be appropriate to support development of the site. It is not clear that acceptable visibility splays can be provided at the site access. It is also considered that the Wymondham Road junction with Ashwellthorpe Road and Mill Lane is not of a suitable standard to support development traffic. Visibility is constrained from Wymondham Road to the right and there are no facilities for a safe pedestrian route across the junction to the school. It is likely that the Highway Authority would object to an application at this location and as such would request it is not allocated.

In summary – there are significant highway concerns with the site proposed above at Wrenningham (SN2183), which if it remains in the Local Plan at the pre-submission (reg 19) stage would result in the County Council as Highway Authority raising a Soundness Objection as the Plan would not be:
(a) Justified – as the site has not taken into account evidence from the Highway Authority;
(b) Effective – would not be deliverable over the plan period due to the highway issues raised; and
(c) Consistent with national policy in terms of highway safety; and any development proposal could not be consistent with paragraphs 108 ad 109 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Comment

Representation ID: 2174

Received: 13/09/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

Little Melton - SN1046REV
The Highway Authority does not object to inclusion of SN1046REV within the settlement limit, but should highlight that it would not be able to support an application that included highway access to the site from Great Melton Road. Alternative access would need to be considered.

It does not seem feasible to provide at Great Melton Road, required carriageway widening and new footway, to ensure it could safely accommodate development traffic.

Comment

Representation ID: 2175

Received: 13/09/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council

Bergh Apton / Alpington – SN0412REV
As previously expressed, it is appreciated that the site is brownfield but it does not directly relate to the existing built area and highway access is regarded as a constraint.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide data relating to previous traffic arising from the site, but mindful that the site has been a traffic generator, the Highway Authority would support a maximum allocation of 25 dwellings.

The development should comprise frontage development at Church Road, along with a private, non-adoptable drive serving a maximum of 10 dwellings.

As previously stated, local highway improvements would be required to provide safe and suitable access.