I object to the construction of a new settlement on good agricultural land in a rolling attractive landscape. The proposed new settlement would completely dwarf the small village of Honingham and would end up as a sprawl of houses connecting Honingham, Colton and Easton with no identity and no heart. It is likely to end up as a huge estate providing houses but nothing else. Would the shops, schools, doctors etc ever be built? We, as residents of Honingham don't have to go very far to see what has happened at Queen's Hills, Costessey.

I read in the EDP today about how wonderful a new settlement could be. The author wondered why there weren't more examples of such a good idea in this country. Perhaps he should live and work in Milton Keynes.

Creating a new settlement out of fields and potentially damaging precious countryside is not the answer. The council should look at brown field sites first and then smaller housing developments in existing villages and small towns. Norwich needs a green belt around it to protect the identities of the surrounding villages. Without it, Norwich itself will lose its identity and become a massive urban sprawl.