Object
Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations
Representation ID: 19844
Received: 04/02/2020
Respondent: Ms Sara Muldoon
Parish Fields is an area of old parkland meadow in the heart of Diss, within the Conservation Area. It forms part of the town's distinctive character and is an asset for wildlife: "a little bit of the country coming right into town". (John Betjeman). More than a 1000 signatories have already objected to its development. Even partial development would irretrievably destroy the site. It should be saved as a precious local asset and opened up for public use with controlled access. There are plenty of brownfield sites for housing development: we do not need more exclusive housing in Diss.
Parish Fields is an area of old parkland meadow in the heart of Diss, within the Conservation Area. It forms part of the town's distinctive character and is an asset for wildlife: "a little bit of the country coming right into town". (John Betjeman). More than a 1000 signatories have already objected to its development. Even partial development would irretrievably destroy the site. It should be saved as a precious local asset and opened up for public use with controlled access. There are plenty of brownfield sites for housing development: we do not need more exclusive housing in Diss.