Firstly, Poringland Parish Council is pleased that the consultation relating to allocations in Poringland is not restricted to our parish boundaries, and includes Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot and well-related parts of Bixley, Caistor St Edmund and Stoke Holy Cross. Development in Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot, Bixley, Caistor St Edmund and Stoke Holy Cross all have a significant impact on Poringland as the key service centre for the area and the boundaries between Poringland and the surrounding parishes are not easily distinguished.
Poringland Parish Council strongly supports the proposal of no new allocations in this area due to the underlying factors of high amounts of existing commitments and environmental / infrastructure constraints limiting the potential for additional housing.