This site on the south side of Caistor Lane, Caistor St Edmund is being promoted as a strategic
housing site delivering circa. 99 dwellings. The site has been previously promoted through the
emerging Greater Norwich Local Plan and assigned the reference GNLP0491. The promoted
scheme is further designed to enable the delivery of some 3ha of new green infrastructure to
meet existing public open space deficiencies in this part of the Norwich Policy Area.
Part of the land promoted already benefits from an extant planning permission (South Norfolk
Council reference 2014/1302/O) for 16 no new dwellings. In allowing the appeal the Planning
Inspector found that "...there would be no harm to the character and appearance of the area..."
from residential development and that "...the proposal would satisfy the environmental
dimension of sustainable development." This appeal decision (PINS reference
APP/L2630/W/15/3039128) is contained in Appendix F of this submission document for
information purposes. As such it is logical and entirely appropriate to allocate the GNLP0491 site
for further residential development to meet planned housing requirements within the Norwich
Policy Area.
The site is located on the northern edge of the wider Framingham Earl/Caistor St Edmund/Upper
Stoke/Poringland urban area that is within the Norwich Policy Area. The expanded and linked
villages have been a focus for major housing growth in South Norfolk Council area over recent
years. This part of the Norwich Policy Area is particularly sensitive due to the proximity of The
Broads. Specific parts of The Broads are designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special
Protection Area, Environmentally Sensitive Area, National Nature Reserve and Ramsar. The green
space being delivered over-and-above normal requirements is sufficiently large to be attractive to
for informal play and dog-walking to act as an alternative to visiting more sensitive sites including
The Broads.
The scheme proposed is highly sustainable as it will deliver net environmental gains for nature as
well as improving public health and community wellbeing within the Framingham Earl/Caistor St
Edmund/Upper Stoke/Poringland urban area.