Object
New, Revised and Small Sites
Representation ID: 17436
Received: 01/12/2018
Respondent: Mrs Rosalind Palmer
I object to the proposed development for the following reasons:
- The services are already stretched for the existing number of households.
- The road network is unfit to support this scale of development.
- The suitability of the proposed site seems inappropriate due to likely groundworks required and close proximity to the river.
- The proposed area is rich in wildlife including many species which are known to be in decline. Building in this area can only have a negative impact.
- Development of this land would change the setting of 3 listed buildings in close proximity.
The proposed development is completely inappropriate for the following reasons:
- The services are already stretched for the existing number of households.
- The road network immediately next to this site, as well as in the surrounding area, is unable to support this scale of development. The crossroads at the village end of Honingham Road is already a hotspot for accidents as well as the roads surrounding the village being dangerous and often impassable in bad weather.
- The site is far from flat and would require extensive groundworks, in addition the land on the western boundary of the site is in close proximity to the River Yare.
- The area is incredibly rich in wildlife including bats and hares as well as a wide variety of birds including swifts, swallows, buzzards, tawny owls and barn owls. The populations of many of these species are already known to be in decline and building in this area can only have a negative impact on their habitats.
- Despite the proposal claiming that the site is sufficiently large enough to ensure that the development can be accommodated without damage to the settings of any listed buildings, the site is in extremely close proximity to 3 such properties. Building in this area would totally change the character of the space where these buildings have stood for hundreds of years.