This site was suggested and evaluated in 2006 as part of SNDC drive for 9 affordable homes. It was rejected and alternative site on school road now has the required 9 homes. From this experience I would like to make the following objections:
1. Bressingham is prized as a quiet Village location. It has already had new house developments and numerous in-fill properties. Further development will only add to urban sprawl currently taking place from Diss through to Roydon. We should endeavour to keep Bressingham as a Village and not risk it developing into another suburb.
2. This is a Greenfield unspoilt site with no previous development. It is not in-fill. Any development would expose a completely new area, to the detriment of the village characteristic.
3. The plot (GNLP2079) is high ground and any new houses would be significantly higher than properties already in the area. Unless much of the surface is removed it would be visually flawed or be a costly development.
4. The large rising open field behind the plot gathers a large amount of water, which runs downhill to the proposed site. Run off would be restricted and therefore a possible risk of flooding behind or under any properties.
5. The 4-way junction next to the site and near the school is very congested, due to school traffic, farm machinery and sugar-beet lorries. Additional roads with vehicle and pedestrian access would be a safety concern near the school.