As a regular visitor and semi permanent resident of the village, I strongly object to the housing proposal on land west of New Inn Hill and Lower Road. The area attracts a wide variety of wildlife, including endangered bird species: cuckoos (Red listed species), marsh harriers (Amber listed), common redpolls and winter migrants, tawny, barn and little owls, red kites, buzzards and sparrow hawks, as well as mammals which support these species.

The area is surrounded by conservation sites (Claxton estates and the Hellington and Rockland Nature Reserve), and on the opposite side of the road by the RSPB Rockland Broad site. A complex of 200 houses would be detrimental to the wildlife this area supports.

Access to the site is very limited and if one of the main accesses was placed opposite Green Lane, an already very difficult junction to exit from, this would make for a hazardous cross roads on a blind hill. There would also be an increased risk of road traffic accidents for children accessing the playground at the top of Green Lane.

The holiday cottage complex at Oxnead House would be ruined by the noise and increased traffic a significant housing estate makes, and visitor numbers would decrease.

There would be a loss of green space and rural footpaths. It is currently a tranquil and peaceful area, with wide open space and landscape, which are pleasant to walk and view at all times of the year. This number of houses would significantly destroy these views and local character not seen elsewhere in the Broads.