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Site Proposals document
Representation ID: 13996
Received: 14/03/2018
Respondent: Mr David Hooker
The scale of the development is totally inappropriate to the area.
The concept of a major new settlement in this rural area is inappropriate. It would remove a considerable area of land from agriculture which has been the mainstay of Norfolk's growth over the centuries.
Easton and Costessey which are expanding Norwich to the west down the A47 have a commitment for 1,612 new houses already. A further 3,900 new homes in Honingham and Colton will completely destroy the character of the entire area and extend Norwich's urban sprawl further west.
The settlement summary on Honingham is full of platitudes noting that constraints can be overcome by new settlement scale development and that the site is large enough to provide local services. To go on to describe sites as being very remote if considered separately, but presumably not in the aggregate, is really curious!