This site is TOTALLY out of character with development in Surlingham village. It is also outside the development line contained in the "Surlingham Settlement Policy" document (map 20).

At least 2 previous planning applications containing estate development in Surlingham have been rejected and this development (should it go ahead) will set the precedent for estate development that the current settlement policy document expressly prevents. This is nothing more then a money making scheme that will ruin the character of a village with special scientific interest sites and nature reserves that preserve a fragile environment.

I cannot help thinking that allowing this development is a gift to any landowner in Surlingham desperate to make a lot of money by ruining the ambiance that attracts people to Surlingham in the first place. Granting permission for this development will open the flood gates for any parcel of land in the village to be developed effectively trashing the existing plan.

Not only is this development inappropriate, it is in-conceived and the sop or a community area is a ploy to attract support. Surlingham doesn't need a community space the whole village is one already!