Our main comments focus on sites GNLP 0552, GNLP1013, GNLP 0014 and GNLP0416.
* GNLP0416 is by the Church and would have significant impact on the immediate area around this Grade II listed building.
* GNLP 0014 is an area which is always damp and would require significant drainage work.
* GNLP1013 would extend an area already due for development of 10 dwellings.
* GNLP 0552 is a huge proposal which would destroy the character of the two villages and put a huge burden on the infrastructure in the villages.

Relevant to all these proposed sites is the fact that Barford is a small village between two rivers - the Yare and Tiffey.
Already when it rains much of the surface drainage runs from the top of the village down Park Avenue heading for the Tiffey.
Flooding and running surface water does still occur in the lower end of the village.
Should any of these developments proceed we suggest it would pose insurance difficulty and issues for people living in the properties being so close to water courses.
Much of the land between Barford and Wymondham acts as a flood plain and Wymondham is already under pressure in many respects as it takes up 2650 developments.
The roads running through Barford are already unfit for purpose being narrow and bounded by hedges or fields. The B1108 is particularly difficult dealing with increased traffic to the
UEA, hospital, Science Park and commuters heading for Norwich from an ever expanding Hingham and Watton.
According to the proposed sites shown in the villages surrounding Barford there would be significant infilling between the villages and this may cause them to merge resulting in the potential for
flooding as green land would be covered by buildings.
Infill that includes Colton Woods would be a disaster for local wildlife and impact drainage yet again.

The issue of roads, schools, Doctors, shops, public transport in such a rural area are well known and need to be given serious consideration in conjunction with our personal comments.


We understand that many designated areas already approved are still awaiting development. Surely these need to be completed and their impact assessed before further radical developments take place.

Richard Mann/Valerie Broomhead