Comment

Site Proposals document

Representation ID: 16048

Received: 22/03/2018

Respondent: Helen Leith

Representation Summary:

Poor proposal. Too dense. No to skyscraper. NOTHING in Norwich should be taller than Cathedral spire. Dreary, unimaginative design. Needs more personality & imagination-softer, more local vernacular, passivhaus standards,energy use and recycling. No support mentioned for local transport-only for cars. No mention of doctors surgery/health centre, school, community centre..... Too many retail spaces-Norwich already has far too much empty retail. Pathetic amount of 'affordable' homes. All designed to appeal to people MOVING TO Norwich, not those already here. Light pollution from night lighting. MUST get rid of flyover which depresses whole area. Weston Homes-you need to do MUCH MUCH better.

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Very poor proposal at present. Too dense. No to hideous skyscraper. NOTHING in Norwich should be taller than the Cathedral spire. Dreary, unimaginative design - could be anywhere. Will be out of date almost before its finished - precisely the problem with the existing dreary, unimaginative design. Needs big injection of local personality in the design - softer, more local vernacular flavour, passivhaus standards, far more imagination in energy use and recycling - no mention of these. No mention of support for local transport - just more stupid carparking spaces. No mention of local services - doctors surgery or health centre, school, community centre..... Far too many retail spaces - Norwich already has far too many empty retail spaces. Where is the support for the local independents? Pathetic amount of 'affordable' homes - needs to be far higher. This proposal has been designed to appeal to people MOVING TO Norwich, not the people who already live here. See this statement from their proposal "Surrey Chapel would also be provided with a brand new £2.5 million home within the development". And this "at night, street lighting will illuminate the public realm". Great - yet more light pollution. Absolutely no encouragement for alternatives to car use. No mention of getting rid of the awful flyover which depresses the whole area - that should be an absolute first priority. Weston Homes - you need to do MUCH MUCH better than this.