I object to the inclusion of plot GNLP 0491 in the site allocation proposal for the following reasons:
1.The development of this site will create an increase in the volume of traffic on the B1332. Other recent developments within the Poringland area have already caused a noticeable increase in traffic along the B road and further developments of this nature will merely exacerbate the situation.
2.The development will also create an increase in traffic volumes along Caistor Lane itself. Again the recent Mulberry Park development on the south side of Caistor Lane (130 new dwellings) has led to increased traffic flows down the country lane. No road improvements of adequate consequence were initiated with this development and this has resulted in a serious deterioration of the narrow lane. The surface is of poor quality and edges of the road pavement are extensively broken and damaged. The increase in traffic has resulted in traffic encroaching on and eroding the verges. Roadside drainage has been damaged allowing water to spill over the carriageway causing danger particularly in icy weather. Further development of this proposed site will add to the woes.
3.Access to the site via Caistor Lane appears to be via an existing access which appears to be of insufficient width to facilitate a new development.
4. There will be an increased risk of flooding due to faster surface water run off created by the hardened ground surfaces within the residential area. The potential for increased flooding is an issue.
5. Any allocation of this site for development would need to be accompanied by a water cycle study to demonstrate no harm to the water environment of any nearby European sites, in relation to water abstraction and to waste water both in isolation and in combination with other developments.
6.There is a potential risk that established wildlife habitats in the area will be permanently disturbed by this development and the pollution caused by it.