Whilst accepting the benefits of limited housebuilding in the Coltishall area, the site at the end of St John's Close, off Rectory Road in Coltishall is wholly unsuitable for a development of up to 35 houses.
When added to existing development plans close by - COL1 and COL2 - not only are local school and GP surgery not currently in a position to cope with such a huge increase in population, but Rectory Road is utterly unsuitable for the substantial increase in road traffic - and pedestrian footfall - that such developments would bring about. Rectory Road is already narrow and the problem exacerbated by parked cars, some of which have been damaged by passing traffic. Parents and children use the pavements to access the school and extra road traffic would increase risks to pedestrians.