Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan - Main Modifications document

Object

Representation ID: 4521

Received: 23/10/2026

Respondent: Swardeston Parish Council

A planning application, 2025/2952, was submitted to the district council in September 2025, for 30 homes on an extended site so this hardly comes as a surprise. This site extension makes a mockery of parish development boundaries as it seems such boundaries are simply moved at will to fit development boundaries rather than the other way round.
The existing Vullage Cluster documents include highway/footpath improvements on the B1113 to Mulbarton. Questions have arisen regarding site contamination, surface water drainage, site link to SWA2 and loss of biodiversity, all of which need to be addressed.

Object

Representation ID: 4522

Received: 23/10/2026

Respondent: Swardeston Parish Council

Application 2023/0908 has been approved for 43 homes. Assuming the developer will not wish to "start again", incorporating another 12 homes into the existing plans will cause major surface water issues. Nutrient neutrality and mineral safeguarding have been ignored to date. The existing plans will cause major traffic issues and the additional 12 will exacerbate the problem. Access to facilities in Mulbarton is hazardous unless the B1113 is improved for pedestrians and cyclists.