I do not agree with the land GNLPS2002 and GNLPSL0010 being put forward for the local plan as it is an unsustainable location. This is a rural area and not within the development boundary. Any building would put an intolerable strain on the infrastructure and character of our part of the village known as The Heath.

1. A development of this scale 15 plus houses (maybe 40) would require footpaths and street lighting and a junction/access of a particular scale to accommodate the level of traffic that would be generated by such a development. Street lighting would result in significant harm to the habitats of protected species and the dark landscapes and nature conservation.
2. The school is approximately 1.5 miles from the site along a single track rural lane. This is the shortest route by road, which requires you to pass a pig farm where the road is covered in mud, water and potholes etc. therefore the school is not in walking distance.
3. Young families, parent's with pushchairs, buggies etc. are not going to walk to school from this site.
4. The school is full to capacity.
5. The site is approximately 2 miles to the A140 Cromer Road and 1 mile from the B1149 Holt Road. There is no transport on the Holt Road.
6. There are no facilities or services in this part of the village. Any further growth in Hevingham should be closely related to the existing village centre where the school and other amenities are easily accessible on foot without being reliant on a car. Public transport can be accessed on foot on the A140.
7. The Heath and The Turn already experience high levels of traffic from large agricultural machinery, equipment and vehicles. There are numerous large articulated lorries going to the wood yard every day and general traffic in relation to the number of existing and well established businesses in addition to residential traffic. These are poor roads and any development would exacerbate traffic levels which is unacceptable. Access to the site from both the A140 Cromer Road and the B1149 Holt Road is a long narrow single track lane where it is not possible for two vehicles to pass. The Turn is a smaller one track road ending in a cul- de- sac.
8. Visibility is extremely poor on exiting The Heath onto the Holt Road in both directions. There have been a number of accidents and numerous near misses at this junction. People tend to overtake at this junction as it is where the road straightens for a short distance.
9. Norfolk County Council Highways Authority will require a certain width of road into the site as there will be poor visibility as number 11 the Heath is located to the West of the site and an agricultural machinery business is located to the East. To the East the land has a hedgerow on a bank adjacent to the road and dwellings directly to the west, the visibility will be poor.
10. Dark Plantation is located approximately 140m to the South of the site. Under the Development Management DPD Policy 2015 on Broadland District Councils website, Dark Plantation is designated as a "locally defined area of Biodiversity/Geodiversity importance". Nowhere has this been referred to. Any proposed development on the site would have a significant detrimental impact on Biodiversity importance of Dark Plantation and the habitats that exist for protected species such as bats and barn owls etc. Given that the site boundaries consist of mature trees and hedging, in such close proximity to Dark Plantation redevelopment of this site would have serious impact on the connectivity between these areas and the habitats and feeding/foraging areas for the protected species.
11. The site is also approximately 600 metres from Buxton Heath which is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and SAC (Special Area of Conservation). These are National and European designations and their protection is paramount. The existing groups of trees and boundary trees and hedgerows between the Dark Plantation and Buxton Heath being in close proximity to each other provides "stepping stones" that connect the ecological networks and wildlife corridors between these sites. The development of the site in such a sensitive, ecological landscape would result in the fragmentation of habitats.
12. The entire Western boundary of the site is adjacent to the boundary of Bomaris Kennels which is well established and successful local business. Currently it has no neighbouring residential properties to the East, South and West. A new residential development with gardens backing onto the boundary with Bomaris Kennels is likely to result in complaints from residents about noise. These complaints would be directed to the District Council and potentially may lead to the business being closed down which is unacceptable.
13. Vehicle pollution would be increased by oil lorry deliveries. Also people shop online more and this will cause extra traffic. Some deliveries are made at night and this will cause light pollution.
14. It would be contrary to the District Council's own policy that higher density development should be located in centres on public transport routes.
15. A development would be an imposition on local residents who choose to live in this part of Hevingham due to the unspoilt, remote and rural character of the area.
16. The two proposed areas have mainly been used in the past as agricultural land (crop growing). Loss of agricultural land in these precarious times could be detrimental to our food security.
17. Buxton Heath is not a main road and there is no gas supply in this part of the village as incorrectly stated in the applicant's proposal.