I would like to object to the additional provisional proposal for planning applications in Rockland St. Mary All of the proposed sites will feed into a sewerage system designed for a single road linear development as stands, one would not want to copy the problems experienced in Poringland and Stoke Holy Cross, where frequent backing up of sewage has decreased peoples quality of life. The infrastructure for all proposed housing is not adequate.

Water supply is via an old mains that frequently breaks up and gets patched, a whole new supply pipe would have to be added at the most adequate point.

Traffic: Bramertopn Lane/Rockland Road is used as a DAILY congestion bypass for rush hour traffic, during frequent accidents on the A146 and by Langley college's 12 school buses as it is not convenient for them to use the A146 as they cannot access it fast enough. Our road is already used by far too many vehicles and some of the proposals pose dangerous access to this well used road.

Provision of services: Rockland has one very small shop, one pub and a surgery who's provision in future is not guaranteed. Opening times for the surgery has been cut down from 5 to 3 days already.

GNLP 2070

This additional proposal is set in an arable grade2 quality farmland, the wildlife consists of twop barn owls hunting the fields, bats that roost in trees surrounding the site and underneath roofs at the Oaks.
Additionally there is a wildlife corridor that is used regularly by Muntjacks, foxes and deer, crossing the road from Hellington Beck without disturbance bypassing Rockland on its northern end and connecting to the Broads just past the last houses on Surlingham Lane.
There are also marsh harriers regularly hunting on the fields surrounding the Oaks and Applebee. There are no adequate footpath into Rockland from anywhere on Bramerton road, an issue that has been campaigned on by various Oaks residents for 60 years, it is dangerous to walk children to school/pushchairs etc. on this road.

GNLP2064

This additional proposal skirts past Rockland Surgery, taking out an
established wildlife pond, leading into a valley that has Peregrine
Falcons, Barn owls and a variety of other bird species that inhabit the
area. There are deer muntjacks and foxes, as well as newts and rare
fauna such as a variety of Orchids at its southern end. There is no
sewerage or any other infrastructure services in this field. Access for
vehicles is dangerous as the only shop is almost opposite the proposed
entry on to Rockland Street. There are no services into this site

GNLP2063

This additional site, although outwardly an adequate proposal, has two
of Rockland's oldest houses in its entrance, both of them as yet
unlisted, forming some of Rockland's historic fabric that should not be
changed. The wildlife behind Rockland's linear structure is similar to
that everywhere else. No services beyond the second house.

GNLP 2061

This additional land proposal once again is rich in wildlife, foxes
muntjacks, marsh harriers and various surviving bird species, it skirts
past one of Rockland's few oldest houses and its access to the main road
at rush hour is not easily accessible. Again no services here.

GNLP2007
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This site proposal cuts off another wildlife corridor between Hellington
Beck valley and the Braods crossing the road at Eelcatcher's close. The
traffic access to Rockland Street is at the Brow of New Inn Hill and the
vegetation alongside it makes for a dangerous access. For it to work the
access should be connected to the Eelcatchers access.

GNLP0531

This additional proposal is on a downward slope into a Hellington Beck
valley, a wildlife haven, for all other species previously mentioned, it
also incorporates two well used footpath that have been walked for
longer than thirty years. The evidence for that with statements are
available and ready for submission. Hellington Beck valley incorporates
marshland with rare orchids and a proposal on its northern end would
increase pollution and contamination with wastes of all kinds.
There are no services, again, and both of the accesses shown are in
dangerous places, i.e. either at the brow of New Inn hill or some 50
yards past a bend in Rockland Road.

GNLP 0165

This sloping triangle at the entrance to Rockland has serious
hydrological issues which are currently affecting the bends in front of
the spinney, an old water mains under the road adding to the calamities.
The proposal has no access to the road except via Cross Lane a single
lane farm access to fields and t5o Surlingham. Ideally the road into
Rockland would have to be re-designed to allow access. The wildlife
passing by this site is as diverse as the other additional proposals
experience. There are no service to this site.

Finally

I very much hope that some of the Brownfield sites/ex ww2 airfields and
past industrial sites in South Norfolk will be prioritised by GNLP as
past policies demand, rather than burying good grade 2 farmland, needed
for future farming needs on higher grounds, under houses. Lastly, local
young people can't afford housing, so unless we start building some
apartment developments they can afford, South Norfolk's housing will
cater for elderly incomers mainly, our young people who want to stay in
the local vicinity will have nowhere to turn, stay at their parents home
or forced to move away against their wishes.