The proposed development will entirely change the nature of the village if it was implemented. This would in effect link Easton Colton and Honingham entirely changing the nature of the area from that of village to small town. The local roads are insufficient to carry the traffic and would require massive improvements. Currently the traffic congestion along this stretch of the A47 is dreadful and would only be made worse by adding further new homes - I appreciate a new road is proposed however I understand this is now delayed and the route hasn't been agreed - planning these two things separately wouldn't seem to make sense - further planning the new road without knowing the route of the NDR final section would again appear to be folly. Whilst any new road MAY be capable of carrying the through traffic(I'm very doubtful)the links on and off the new road would become heavily congested even if numerous roundabouts were used to assist entry and exist. Currently at peak travel times it can take 80 minutes to travel into Norwich from Honingham and what you propose will only make this significantly worse. It is clear this development would result in frequent car use as it would simply be another dormitory with no facilities or employment opportunities meaning the vast majority of residents would need to use cars to get around - couple this to lack of public transport and it simply seems madness to consider these plans
Locally there would appear to be far more practical brown field locations where future development could take place. If I understand correctly Easton has plans for further housing in addition to these proposals which will further congest the local area.
Small local developments which would allow the villages to retain their character would be acceptable such as the small plans for the centre of Honingham, Colton and around the PH in Marlingford.