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Site Proposals document

Representation ID: 15853

Received: 22/03/2018

Respondent: Mrs Lorna Ashworth

Representation Summary:

This site is unsuitable for development and should remain grade 2 agricultural land, by definition of very good quality.
The GNLP suggest accesses off Norwich and Buxton roads but neither are suitable.
At rush hours and weekends traffic on Norwich Road has grown exponentially following recent housing development, making access dangerous for residents of Copeman Road, Clover Road and Jegon Close. Additionally traffic between the bypass and Tesco greatly exceeds the 30mph limit. TESCO carpark overflows at those times so drivers use the adjacent Market Surgery carpark.
Burgh Road is extremely narrow with housing on both sides, has GNLP visited?

Full text:

I think this site is unsuitable for development and should remain in use only for agriculture; it is grade 2 agricultural land, by definition of very good quality.
The GNLP suggests its main entrance would most likely be off Norwich Road with possibly secondary access to the Buxton Road. Neither of these accesses would be suitable.
The amount of traffic at rush hours and weekends along the Norwich Road has grown exponentially over the past year following the recent housing developments making access and egress difficult and potentially dangerous for residents of Copeman Road, Clover Road and Jegon Close. In addition to the quantity of traffic, the majority, in each direction between the bypass roundabout and the Tesco entrance, greatly exceed the 30mph speed limit adding to the problem. In addition, the TESCO carpark cannot deal with the number of vehicles at those times, tempting some drivers to try to park in the adjacent carpark of the Market Surgery which itself finds difficultly in coping with the cars of the patients.
The possible use of Burgh road as a secondary access suggests that whoever promoted this possibility has never visited the area for Burgh Road is extremely narrow with housing on both sides.