I strongly object to this development. This is arable land and has recently been purchased as such. Permission should not be granted for building on this land as it is not a brownfield site. Sudden last-minute support for the project from people living in South Norfolk, does not reflect the views of people living in Swainsthorpe. The development is clearly not an investment in farming in the area, but the destruction farming land, as it is the transfer of offices, workshops and salesroom etc. from an existing site to a large arable field. This same development company is also proposing to build 25 residential properties on more of the farmland they have recently purchased in Swainsthorpe, which clearly shows that they are not in the business of supporting farming. There must be legal implications to buying up greenfield sites and being allowed to ruin them.
There are no benefits to the local community from this development. Most of the employees will be moving from the existing headquarters, and any new employees would just as easily be able to travel to an existing brownfield site, as they would travel to Swainsthorpe.
This development will reduce the quality of life of local residents, by destroying the local countryside.