Grove Lane is little more than a single track road with very little scope to widen. It is already very busy and can be quite dangerous, especially during the peak periods. It is not possible for two cars to pass without pulling into someones drive. To widen the road the natural hedging would have to removed destroying wildlife habitat and also removing privacy for the houses overlooking the proposed site. The upper part of the road leads into a blind bend where you are often forced to reverse. The lower end of Grove Lane leads to already dangerous bends that have no scope at all for widening due to lack of available land. Attempts to path this part of the road to increase safety have never come to fruition due to lack of available land so road widening can surely not be possible either. In addition to this there are already sustantial failings in the drainage system along the road, even a small amount of rainfall causes flooding at the bottom of the road. The recent snowfall caused a complete blockage of the road for days. To solve these issues would be a a major investment.
Access onto and off of the A140 in either direction from the main Tasburgh junction is very difficult and can take a ridiculous length of time. To make this junction safer and more efficient there would need to be major road improvements, such as a roundabout. With all this new infrastructure does it really make it a viable option?
In addition to this how do we know it will stop at 50 houses, what happens if 50 are built and then 50 more are applied for? We run the risk of turning this village into Mulbarton, which certainly does not seem to cope well with its growth.