GNLP 2014.

1. The Parish is aware of the number of sites (industrial and other) in the GNLP area with spare capacity and more coming on-stream. This capacity is evidenced by various documents available, typically GNLP Document - Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) which indicates that in terms of employment land and the delivery of housing, existing sites are sufficient to meet requirements to 2036. The Parish therefore finds it incomprehensible to understand why this and other sites have been included in the Consultation.

2. In addition to its opposition to any change in the development boundary, The Parish robustly endorses the comments made in the Consultation Document that the site is unsuitable because:
* although the site has fairly good access to services in Cringleford, it is separated from the built up area by a railway
* constraints include the lack of footpaths
* there are landscape impacts and constraints related to sewage
* there are issues relating to surface water flooding
* listed buildings are located nearby; and
* its proximity to wildlife sites.

3. Furthermore, the Parish believes the local road infrastructure is totally inadequate to support this and other agreed (or proposed) developments in the area. The Parish notes the Consultation Document refers to constraints include the lack of footpaths (bullet point 2 above). It is material that this reference is (probably) to the road passing the site which has no footpath and is not suitable for vehicles to easily pass. Already, the Parish has installed warning signs to motorists about horse riders following near miss accidents along this stretch of carriageway.

4. Before any further developments are approved in the Keswick and Intwood area (and adjacent parishes), the Parish is convinced that a professional and thoroughly comprehensive study should be undertaken of the local road network and its shortcomings in connection with what is being suggested. The study should make recommendations, based on realistic and confident traffic projections about proposals made, which provide clarity about how planned developments will be serviced by the road network. Moreover, it should demonstrate convincingly how the safety of traffic and (especially) vulnerable road users will be guaranteed. This concern stems from the Parish being of the opinion that on occasions past planning applications may have been supported by road and transport statistics which lacked confidence and integrity.

5. The Parish believes that the above considerations fully support its opposition to the inclusion of GNLP 2014.