Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan - Reg. 19 Pre-submission Addendum

Object

Representation ID: 4017

Received: 03/10/2024

Respondent: Bawburgh Parish Council

Agent: Collins & Coward Limited

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

At paragraph 2.3, the Council acknowledges that Bawburgh does not have a range of facilities and is not part of a village cluster. It is a village that stands in isolation from other villages in the district. It also accepts there is a severely limited bus service with just one bus to Wymondham and back three times per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), when it does run. No evidence has been provided of an “on-demand service” for the village as claimed by the District Council.

Object

Representation ID: 4018

Received: 03/10/2024

Respondent: Bawburgh Parish Council

Agent: Collins & Coward Limited

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

At paragraph 2.5 there is a suggestion that a footpath link could be provided between the site and the primary school with a new rear entrance. Such an access is unlikely to be supported by the police on health & safety grounds given its location and remoteness. A new footpath would need to be lit during winter to ensure safety of pupils. There is no indication of how such a footpath would be maintained,
with such a proposal most likely to be unacceptable to the residents’ management company for the site. Therefore, it would require either the landowner or highway authority to maintain – there does not seem to be evidence of any such consultation or commitment to such a path.

Object

Representation ID: 4019

Received: 03/10/2024

Respondent: Bawburgh Parish Council

Agent: Collins & Coward Limited

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

At paragraph 2.11, the site is proposed to be increased from 1.4 hectares to 1.97 hectares (an increase of 41% to reflect a lower density in the village). The most recent development adjacent to the Village Hall was developed at 9 units per hectare and the new site is now promoted at 18 units per hectare – twice that previously approved. A development of 15 units could be achieved in the original 1.4 hectares at the previously approved density.