I supporting the planning officers’ decision to deem this site unreasonable, and object to any future development on the following grounds:

1. Landscape form and Character - the site is in an area that is rural in character and provides high contributions towards landscape character and openness of the area. The Development of this site would result in a significant impact on the character and rural landscape, given the high-quality landscape and views through the site to open the countryside. If development were to go ahead, the visual amenities would have a significant impact on residents' well being.

2. Lack of local facilities: Strumpshaw does not have the services and facilities to deal with further increase in residential dwellings - there’s no school or even any shops

3. Private Car use: New residents will have to drive to shops, and to take their children to school. This significantly increases reliance on the private car, which is inconsistent with local authority sustainability plans, and national law to become carbon neutral by 2050.

4. The roads and highways serving the site are narrow of a restricted width. The creation of an access and adequate visibility splays would result in the removal of an ancient hedgerow, which would be protected by the ancient hedgerow legislation. Even if the hedgerow is capable of being removed, the road is at National Speed limits and the increase in width of the road would result in a significant change to the rural character and appearance of the area.

5. Preferable sites - there are more preferable locations for development to take place. The village has already experienced a lot of growth during recent years in order to support facilities and services and no further housing is required. The site has been deemed unreasonable by planning officers already as part of the GNLP consultation - and Broadland District Council already has a five year land supply. Any more development would be wholly disproportionate.

6. Heritage and Archaeology: From looking at the Norfolk Heritage Records it is clear that there are Ancient Monument and archaeology special considerations in relation to the site. Aerial photographs taken in 1946 show the remains of a World War Two searchlight battery to the south of Buckenham Road. The size of the site and number of searchlight emplacements would suggest that this was a Troop headquarters for the passive defense of the area. Directly opposite the site are records of a Mill. Faden’s map of 1797 marks this as the site of a windmill. It stood on the highest land in the parish and was pulled down in 1916 after closing in 1908. The site was used for transmitting commercial telegraphs during 1803

7. Wildlife and ecology: the site is in SSSI risk zone for Yare Broads and Marshes and Broadland Ramsar site. More developed increases the impact on the environment. This is from the DEFRA website (magic).

8. Contamination: The site is within 100m of ex landfill site and there is would be questions about contamination and safety?

9. Neighbourhood plan: Out of keeping with neighbourhood plan - going against local residents' wishes.

10. Safety: Unsafe for children to walk to the nearest school. There's no continuous footpath to Lingwood. Even if there were in the future, there are no streetlights either making it unsafe to walk back in winter when it is dark. It is highly unlikely new residents with children would walk to Lingwood - again, increasing reliance on the private car.