Stoke Holy Cross has already had far too many new houses built. The original proposal was for about 20 homes and this has been far exceeded by nearly ten times. The character of the village is being destroyed. The roads are saturated and impacting adversely on local residents' quality of life. The village is serving as a distributor Road for the appalling traffic congestion on the A140 and A146. This unacceptable state of affairs is ignored by Norfolk Councty Council Highways and SNDC and there has been no investment in traffic calming measures. The CIL money intended to improve the infrastructure, including roads, has not reached the village or indeed rural communities generally. This proposed development in particular will only add to the problems creating more traffic and further degrading the rural nature of the village, turning it into a commenter route. It will extend the village beyond its current boundary and impact on the Tas Valley, a major natural asset for South Norfolk. It would also involve building on a water meadow In the face of current concerns regarding flooding.