New houses need to be built, I fully agree. Putting 1500 houses which will include 500 ‘affordable’ houses at this site will have a significant impact on Thorpe Marriott. Having moved here from Queen’s Hill, I have seen first hand the damage and impact that such monetarily focussed decisions will have on the local area. Promises are made at the beginning, including recreational areas, shops and other facilities whereas these will never be followed through. The council does not hold developers to account, meaning that sub-standard housing will be built in the shortest timeframe possible at which point the developers move on leaving all of their promises unfulfilled. Queen’s Hill is a prime example of this, meaning that management companies are created to look after local footpaths, roads and lighting with the council standing back and claiming no responding or the mess that they have made. It makes no monetary sense for developers to follow through with their promises and with such a weak council in Norwich, they will be allowed to run away without having completed their projects. Thorpe Marriott’s facilities will be overwhelmed, it’s house prices will plummet and it’s infrastructure overrun. Why doesn’t the council find and area of brown belt where a huge eco-village could be built? It could set a precedent for the future of UK building at the same time as ensuring a decent quality of life for the people who live there. Piling houses in to already established areas is a cop-out and will do nothing but fragment the beautiful communities in which we live.