Reference: GNLP0482

This site lies either side of Bullock Hill with Spixworth Road to the north and Old Norwich Road to the east.

I believe this to be an unsuitable site for the village of Horsham St Faith for the following reasons:

The visual impact on the village would be such that it would spoil the character of the neighbourhood.
The size of the development would increase the village population by an unacceptable proportion.
Highway safety is an issue. The Spixworth Road entry to the village is a narrow road. The Bullock Hill and Old Norwich Road junctions are difficult and the site of several bad accidents. Indeed the Institute for Advanced Motorcyclist did an investigation of this junction following a particularly nasty accident which required an Air Ambulance to land on the field.
These fields are productive farmland of the highest quality.
Following the completion of the NDR, a new cycle path route, long called for, is only just reaching completion along Bullock Hill. This is an important village amenity as it allows families to cycle safely in a traffic free area.
This site would be out of scale with anything in the vicinity.
Horsham St Faith is a small village with few services and a hugely overstretched doctors practice.
This proposal is not supported by the Parish Council. In past years this land has been offered for planning permission many times. The last time, in excess of 120 people attended the Parish Council meeting to protest, such is the feeling in the village.