This site has only a small area within the parish of Bixley but runs adjacent to it for a distance. Our primary concern with this proposal is that it would remove the spatial division between Poringland/Caistor St Edmund and Arminghall, effectively joining Arminghall to the Poringland urban area.

We believe that this separation is important in retaining the identity of Arminghall and the strong sense of place that the settlement has. The proposed urbanisation of the intervening land would also dramatically change the character of the landscape of the area, removing the existing urban to rural transition and interrupting the key views across this stretch of land and the setting of the rural hinterland between these settlements.

In the context of the overall shape of the development in and around Poringland, this site would not contribute to the compact development of the urban area and instead would extend the linear form of the village.

Traffic issues are significant local concern and it would seem that the most probable point of access for this site would be on Caistor Lane, with traffic flow onto the B1332, which would contribute to congestion on this route at peak times.

In terms of access to services, the site is some distance from local schools, shops, recreation areas and public transport, the nearest bus routes being the B1332 and Arminghall Lane.