Object

New, Revised and Small Sites

Representation ID: 18498

Received: 11/12/2018

Respondent: Mr Lee Novak

Representation Summary:

Prime arable farmland, this crowded island cannot feed itself, we need food production security, especially post Brexit.

Distant from jobs, shopping, entertainment in the cities - increased traffic, pollution, global warming.

GNLP itself says "out of scale with the existing village"

Residents selected properties for their rural nature and have right to consistent planning policy, hitherto protecting farmland.

Small plots 3017, 3018, 3019, 2103 are sufficient contribution to area housing needs.

A small rural community 15 miles from Norwich is not part of "Greater Norwich" Please do not abuse us to provide the city's housing needs.

Full text:

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.