Object

New, Revised and Small Sites

Representation ID: 18553

Received: 11/12/2018

Respondent: Mr Peter Willes

Representation Summary:

I endorse the objection raised by Wortwell Parish Council. I was shocked returning to the region to live at the difficulty getting an appointment with a doctor in Harleston.
I had difficulty finding employment anywhere close to Wortwell. I now work in Norwich, a round trip of 52 miles. South of Hempnall the route reduces to winding lanes through Topcroft and Alburgh. Thankfully there is only limited traffic travelling out of Wortwell.
The Waveney Valley is a heritage holiday destination not least because it doesn't suffer from high density new build. The smaller developments already proposed in Wortwell are enough.

Full text:

I object to the GNLP2121 site proposal and fully endorse the reasons for the objection raised by Wortwell Parish Council on behalf of our village dated 30/11/18.
I have experience of the difficulty finding employment anywhere close to Wortwell. I now work in west Norwich, a daily round trip of 52 miles. Going north on the A140 involves a dangerous right turn across the traffic. The alternative is to join the already long B1332 tailback at Poringland to get to the Norwich bypass. Coming home the A140 can be used to avoid Poringland as far as Tasburgh, but then after Hempnall the route south reduces to narrow winding lanes through Topcroft and Alburgh. It is already hazardous enough with wildlife and oncoming traffic, especially in winter. Thankfully at present there is only limited commuter traffic travelling north out of Wortwell. The inevitable increased traffic if this proposal were adopted would invite accidents and substantially more wildlife casualties.
I will soon be retired and look forward to the rural peace and quiet that characterises Wortwell. The Waveney Valley is a nationally recognised heritage destination not least because it doesn't suffer from swathes of high density new build.
After working in the North West I was shocked coming back to the region at the difficulty getting an initial appointment with a doctor in Harleston while having to go to work on the same day. The multiple smaller developments already proposed in Wortwell represent a significant but tolerable erosion of the historical and rural setting. Please do not take GNLP2121 any further.