As a resident of the Silfield area of Wymondham for the last 7 years, i am frankly outraged at plan for 6500 houses in a market town that struggles to meet the existing demands of the people who live there.

There are already several developments in Wymondham that dont even equate to half the number of house in this new proposal. What infrastructure will be put in place to support the town? Equally, if there is infrastructure which is only for the housed area this could be extremely damaging to the town itself.

There is also the Silfield bridge aspect to bear in mind which is often blocked or flooded or there is some sort of construction work going on, I note the mention of direct access to the A11, it that actually likely? And if it is you will be directing traffic away from town, that may come across as damned if you do and damned if you dont but that is the way it is. There is a delicate balance in the town currently, our local market is a shadow of what it used to be because partly of interest but particularly because of council interfence, rates and works which put people off entering town.
That said, there is a large contingent of loyal town goers that support events but these events do block the town, with 6500 more house and their respective occupants where is there room to support this?

There is also the countryside aspect to consider, many people walk in this proposed area which will ultimately see the Wymondham town limits expanded, I have seen in nearby Attleborough how the town limits have changed and how choked their town centre is.

Wymondham is a lovely market town and development on this scale seeks only to make vast sums of money while squeezing as many houses into the smallest spaces with barely enough parking for residents let alone anyone wanting a guest to attend. As with all of the estates appearing there will be countless cars parked on roads and footpaths, ASB created from this and from the lack of space between houses and lack of amenities to entertain the young..
As it usually the case, many things will be promised in order to gain approval but in practice nothing will materialise or excuses will be made, the public know full well that houses make money and that is the only thing on the minds of the developers and landowners.
There are enough new estates in the town and I firmly believe that a development of this size would be detrimental to the town.