I am writing to oppose the above proposal to build 25 houses, as follows :

1) Swainsthorpe is a small village with no facilites i.e. no shop, post office or school.

2) It is a huge site compared to the rest of the village, and would greatly increase the size of the village.

3) Access on the A140 would be very dangerous as it is already a fast and busy road. If access was through Church View, it would be onto an S bend in the centre of the village, near a railway level crossing and with the church opposite. The school buses turn around on this bend, which would make it more difficult for them.

4)Church Road is used by Mulbarton and other villages around as a rat run. In peak times it is very busy, with motorists often exceeding the speed limit.

5) The close proximity to the level crossing would add to the flow of traffic.

6) Another piece of Green Belt land is disappearing, not to mention the growing of vegetables.

7) It is already very time consuming trying to turn onto the A140. With more houses in the village, 25 houses plus at least two cars each, adding to the tailback, and all the cars from Mulbarton, it will be horrendous trying to get to work and school at peak times.