Object

New, Revised and Small Sites

Representation ID: 18854

Received: 13/12/2018

Respondent: Mr Jeremy Gilks

Representation Summary:

Out of context with the present village.
Road into and out of the village is inadequate to support such a development
No infrastructure to support such a development
A smaller development on the same piece of land was objected to previously by the current owner of the land

Full text:

Objection in respect of GNLP2174 - Kirstead Green
The proposed development of 20 properties on an area of 0.76H is objected to on the following grounds.
1) 20 properties on a small area is completely out of context with the rest of the village
2) There is one road in and out of the village which is narrow and barely suitable for the traffic that presently uses it so would not cope well with the extra volume that would be using it in the event of a further 20 properties being built. Living at the south end of the village it is already a lottery getting in and out of our drive and this would make it even more dangerous.
3) Kirstead is a small village with no shops, restaurants, school or hostelries. There is not the infrastructure to support such a development.

Previously there was a suggestion by South Norfolk District Council that several houses should be built on this piece of land and the present owner purchased the land in order to prevent this happening. The proposal for 20 houses is, I believe, a greater number of properties than was suggested then and that was objected to on the grounds that the properties were out of context. This would be even more so.