This site has recently been used as a waste transfer site and is adjacent to the A140 and B1134 with good access, although access could be improved if there was direct access via the roundabout.
The proposal to build a fuel station and retail units has to be questioned as construction on a petrol station and retail units has recently started off the A140 at Scole, just 4.5 miles south of this site. There are already good retail businesses which service TheTivetshalls at Cherry Lane Garden Centre (which also sells convenience goods), Pulham Market Stores, Dickleburgh Stores and Goodies Food Hall. This site is not close enough to nearby villages to provide access to convenience shops without a car and there is no need for a second fuel station in such close proximity.
This site is not within the current settlement boundary for Tivetshall St Mary or St Margaret, nor Pulham Market and development of the site should be limited to light industrial or commercial use rather than for homes.
If the site were to be developed there are a number of mature trees and vegetation surrounding the site which should be retained to protect the wildlife habitat and provide screening from the roads.