Comment
Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy
Representation ID: 20097
Received: 25/02/2020
Respondent: RJ Baker & Sons
Agent: Cheffins
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(Summary - added by GNLP team:
- Agree with settlement hierarchy and broadly agree with distribution of housing
- Support identification of Wymondham as a main town
- Argument for greater proportion of total housing growth to be steered to the towns)
We agree with the proposed settlement hierarchy and broadly agree with the distribution of housing within that hierarchy.
In particular, we support the identification of Wymondham as one of the main towns and it is clear that Wymondham is by far the largest of the five main towns. Given the geography of the areas in which the five main towns are located then there is an argument for a greater proportion of the total housing growth to be steered to those five towns. The wording in Policy 1 specifically refers to Hethersett (which is not a main town but a key service centre) and Wymondham alongside the Norwich urban area which highlights the importance of these two rural settlements.