The proposed development is on a greenfield site outside the settlement boundary for Aylsham and encroaches on countryside footpaths which provide a well used local amenity to residents, providing easy access to the countryside without the needs to drive and park. Access to the proposed site would significantly increase the flow of traffic into the neighbouring residential development (St Michael's Hospital) which already has restricted access from the Cawston Road and the road that weaves through the green space at the front of the Hospital site. The old railway bridge crossing the Cawston Road further acts to restrict traffic accessing the site from Henry Page Road. Aylsham has already seen significant housing development in recent years and this causes congestion within the town centre.