I fully agree with this being designated as an
‘unreasonable’ site & totally unsuitable for housing
development.

The original application for development (2017/2652) was
unanimously rejected by the South Norfolk Development
Management Committee in 2018.

It is outside the development boundary and would impact
on the rural aspect of this area in relation to size & density compared with adjacent existing development.

Views from the Bungay Road would be severely affected and detract from the valued aspect of this highly rural part of Poringland. Access is from a narrow country lane with the necessity to remove a large part of an Important Hedgerow that strongly fulfils historical & ecological criteria for retention under the Hedgerow Regulations Act 1997.

The Applicant wishes to change the traffic priority of Burgate Lane to benefit the future residents of any site development. Statistics indicate a greater number of vehicles would suffer a disruptive junction to benefit these future residents. The current application to develop is for a lesser number of dwellings and therefore renders this an even stronger concern.

Traffic created by any development would have a detrimental impact on the local environs which is currently under pressure from recent housing development and no highway improvements. Resources for existing residents regarding schooling, medical care & public transport are not robust enough to withstand heavy housing development in the forseeable future. Life for existing residents would be adversely impacted by any development on this site contrary to requirements of the National Policy Planning Framework. For these reasons, that closely align with the views of the Councils, I endorse the ‘unreasonable’ definition applied to consideration for development.