Object

New, Revised and Small Sites

Representation ID: 17860

Received: 05/12/2018

Respondent: Mrs Clare Thurlow

Representation Summary:

Having Ben Burgess HQ will absolutely ruin the beautiful village of Swainsthorpe. It is amazing being able to hear the train go past in quick 10 second burst of activity couple of times an hour, to then go back to absolute peace and tranquillity. If Ben Burgess was built here we would here the 10 seconds of activity followed by a lifetime of droning background noise-hideous. The village cannot cope with extra traffic it would bring - not roads or services. There are other places around Norwich which this HQ is suited with safer and better access than A140 offers.

Full text:

Swainsthorpe is a lovely village surrounded by lots of greenery and fields. Having the Ben Burgess HQ here will absolutely ruin the beautiful village. It is so amazing being able to hear the train go past in a quick 10 second burst of activity a couple of times an hour, to then go back to absolute peace and tranquillity. If Ben Burgess were to be in our village we would here the 10 seconds of activity followed by a lifetime of droning noise from the machinery. It would be hideous. The village also cannot cope with the extra traffic it would bring - not the roads or the services. There are plenty of other places to build around Norwich to which this HQ would be suited with much safer and better access than the A140 can offer. Traffic already backs right up to Dunston hall from Long Stratton - having the Ben Burgess HQ would only make this much worse, and we would be seeing traffic backing up right to the Harford Bridge roundabout.