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

Object

Representation ID: 1483

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Hales & Heckingham Parish Council

Hales & Heckingham Parish Council do not agree with the objectives of Village Cluster Plan. Building new houses where there are no local jobs and limited amenities only increases the number of car journeys and puts pressure on insufficient resources.

Object

Representation ID: 1484

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Hales & Heckingham Parish Council

Hales & Heckingham Parish Council do not agree with the objectives of the Village Cluster Plan. If, despite this, the Village Clusters Plan goes ahead it should include a policy on Design demanding the highest possible levels of sustainable development so that houses are not built unless they include high levels of insulation and power generation.

Object

Representation ID: 1486

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Hales & Heckingham Parish Council

Hales & Heckingham Parish Council do not agree with the objectives of the Village Cluster Plan. If, despite this, the Village Clusters Plan goes ahead it should include a policy on Housing Mix so that the level of affordable housing is ALWAYS met by developers and it is interspersed among full price houses in the same way that villages have organically grown in the past.

Object

Representation ID: 1492

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Hales & Heckingham Parish Council

No. The JCS allocated Hales and Heckingham 10 new houses. To date 70 dwellings have been built and 20 more approved. During that time no investment has been made to improve village infrastructure. Amenities are extremely limited with no village hall. Heckingham Park was built with fitness facilities for residents but no access for other members of the village. This approach does not protect village communities or support rural services/facilities. No investment was made to improve broadband delivery to existing houses. The village is a mobile “not spot”. Further development without investment in existing village infrastructure increases social problems.

Object

Representation ID: 1495

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Hales & Heckingham Parish Council

Hales & Heckingham Parish Council do not agree with the objectives for the Village Clusters Plan. Hales and Heckingham are in danger of being dormitory villages without the provision of local amenities to support the lives of residents.

Object

Representation ID: 1496

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Hales & Heckingham Parish Council

Hales & Heckingham Parish Council do not agree with the objectives of Village Cluster Plan. Building new houses where there are no local jobs and limited amenities only increases the number of car journeys and puts pressure on insufficient resources.

Object

Representation ID: 1501

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Hales & Heckingham Parish Council

Hales & Heckingham Parish Council do not agree with the changes proposed to the Settlement Limit. The JCS allocated 10 new houses - so far just under 70 dwellings built and 20 more approved. No investment has been made to improve village infrastructure. The amenities are extremely limited with no village hall. Further development without investment in the existing village infrastructure increases social problems.

Object

Representation ID: 1507

Received: 02/08/2021

Respondent: Hales & Heckingham Parish Council

Please see summary attached to our Comment.