Whilst I support building new affordable homes in the area, the current proposal is unacceptable because of the potential scale of the development. The large size of the land available offers the opportunity for too many houses to be considered. Existing physical and social infrastructure could not support such a potentially large scale development. In particular I suggest the following problems will arise :-
1. Access roads surrounding the area would be unable to take the potentially massive increases in traffic. For instance Factory Lane is very narrow with only single car width in places. The knock-on effect on roads further away is also worrying. Victoria Road already becomes extremely congested at certain peak times of the day.
2. An already overstretched health centre in Diss would not cope with such extra demand, making the service they offer considerably worse for all.
3. A heavily subscribed first school in Roydon would have no capacity for such extra demand.