Object
New, Revised and Small Sites
Representation ID: 16851
Received: 29/10/2018
Respondent: Mr Tim Praill
Poor road access to both East and West
No possibility for footpaths
Lack of access to services and remote from Great Witchingham (Lenwade)
Impact on Alderford a small hamlet with important listed properties
The green field site only exists due to the historical and influential nature of the former Bernard Matthews company and no development would now be considered
This proposal is unsuitable for the following reasons
Access - the only route eastwards is on Hall Road, a narrow lane with passing places and a 7.5t weight limit. There are no footpaths on either Hall Road (East) nor Hall Road (West) and Porters Lane and no possibility of providing them. Hall Road (East) would not be able to cope with the traffic generated by the development. Access via Porters Lane leads to the A1067 junction which is already overloaded and dangerous.
Services - there no accessibility to core services and is remote from Lenwade
Alderford, the parish in which most of the development would fall is a small rural hamlet with important listed properties which would be swamped by such a development. The proposed site is well outside any previously considered housing development area.
The historic and influential nature of the former Bernard Matthews company is the only reason why any development was permitted on the site: no development such as this would be considered now.