Object
New, Revised and Small Sites
Representation ID: 18785
Received: 12/12/2018
Respondent: Mr John Hancock
1 No facilities.
2 20 dwellings: will change the ambiance of this tiny village.
3 Increased traffic; single exit onto the B1332; more problems gaining access to B1332.
4 Current landowner made known to some residents he bought the land from its landowner to protect the village from any further housing.
5 No communication whatsoever with local residents by GNLP or current landowner, through the posting of a public notice of intent with regard to this application.
6 I ask that this application be resubmitted, made public to the residents of KIRSTEAD Green, who can respond appropriately within given framework.
i) There are no facilities in KIRSTEAD Green and none planned for the foreseeable future ie. no shop, no play area for children.
ii) KIRSTEAD Green is a very quiet, tiny village: the building of 20 dwellings on the specified plot would significantly change the village's character and ambiance: this would be to the detriment of the village and its residents.
iii) There would be an increase in traffic from the 20 new dwellings. When a previous application was made by the residents of Green Man Lane to open up the north end of KIRSTEAD Green, which was originally the main road between Norwich and Bungay, it was refused. There is only one exit onto the B1332 from residents of KIRSTEAD Green; more dwellings would mean more traffic.
iv) It should be known that this plot of land was bought by the current landowner several years ago from the then land owner, with the sole intention of ensuring that it was not sold to Saffron Housing who were intent on building properties on the site, which included 'affordable housing'. The current landowner made it know to some KIRSTEAD Green residents that he had done this in order to protect the village from any further housing.
v) With reference to para 4 above, it would appear that the current landowner is now intent on ensuring that planning permission should be given to build on this plot, irrespective of the original intention.
vi) For all the reasons listed above, I object in full to this application for planning permission being granted.
vii)I also feel very strongly indeed that, as there has been no communication whatsoever with local residents by the GNLP or the current landowner, or the posting of a public notice of intent with regard to this application whatsoever, it has not provided the residents of KIRSTEAD Green with the opportunity to make any objections or give support to this application. In consequence, and in addition, there has been no opportunity for residents to respond before the stated deadline to object or support. I feel that this should be addressed and that the applicant, landowner and the GNLP should reject this application and demand that it be resubmitted and make the application public to the residents of KIRSTEAD Green, who can then respond appropriately and within the given time. As most residents of KIRSTEAD Green are not aware of this application, the responses will be very low.