Object

New, Revised and Small Sites

Representation ID: 17284

Received: 22/11/2018

Respondent: Mrs susan Peters Corbett

Representation Summary:

20 houses would generate 40 cars, if they were to have access onto church road via the current foot path, then they would pose a danger to traffic and pedestrians.
South Norfolk District Council made us move our hedge back 12 feet in order to improve visibility for the users of Church road so how can the plan contemplate siting 20 houses here all using this access?. . We, personaly would lose the lovely view we have over the fields( the proposed site for the 20 houses) which is one of the reasons for us buying this house.

Full text:

Swainsthorpe is too small to support further dwellings, it has no facilities and does not even have continuous pavement through the village. The 20 houses would block the wonderful view over the farm land towards Norwich that our house currently enjoys and was indeed a big reason for us choosing to live where we do. 20 more houses means 40 more cars, the foot path next to our house( not 6 feet away) would become a road, and access on to church road would be very dangerous on this bend. Indeed South Norfolk District Council made us move our hedge back 12 feet in order to improve visibility for the users of Church road, and this proposal would have access to church road at that very pinch point where visibility is worse. Swainsthorpe has no school, drs or shops and building 20 dwellings here would increase pressure on the services in Multbarton ,where classes sizes are growing and it is increasingly difficult to get a drs appointmet. Are there proposals to enlarge the surgery and local schools in line with this plan? These fields and their foot paths provide recreation for all the walkers and dog owners in Swainsthorpe, and developing this land would reduce the opporoutities for walking in Swainshtorpe, it is much safer to walk on the fields where there is no traffic that on Chruch road in the village because of the lack of pavements.