The promoter of this field gave incorrect answers to 2 questions.

Question 7a - there is a cross field footpath (right of way) running from N to S which bisects the site. This is an important rural amenity for villagers and visiting ramblers, especially in a village without paved sidewalks. A path through a housing estate would be of little recreational value.

Question 7f - land is indeed adjacent to mature woodland, a 2 hectare area (of which I am the owner and have maintained as a rare wildlife refuge within the sterile farming environment) clearly visible on maps and Google aerial view. The inevitable disturbance from noise, light pollution, trespass from people, dogs and cats, would have a negative impact on the many species that currently enjoy an almost undisturbed environment. Owls, bats, muntjack deer, other deer species, woodpeckers and many others.


1 - This field is prime arable land. Planning policy has for decades been that rural farmland was not appropriate for housing development. We are a crowded island that cannot feed itself and the need for food production security is even more important after Brexit.

2 - This is the wrong place for significant new housing - Too far from jobs, shopping and entertainment in the cities - resulting in increased traffic, pollution and global warming.

3 - The proposed developments are of far too large a scale and would fundamentally change the character of the village. A point clearly made in the GNLP new sites document which states "GNLP2041 and 2042 could be considered out of scale with the existing village, and are perhaps less suitable". Additionally citing ecological and townscape impacts.

4 - Residents chose their properties for their rural nature and have a right to reasonably consistent and predictable development policies. Housing development here would seriously diminish the value of many properties both for continued occupation and at resale.

5 - Previously proposed plots 3017, 3018, 3019, together with the newly proposed 2103 represent sufficient contribution of Tivetshall St Mary towards any perceived housing needs in this area.

6 - We are a small rural community 15 miles from Norwich - we are not part of "Greater Norwich" and should not be abused to provide the city's housing needs.