Reedham Village has had more than its quota of houses in the past 20 years. It is an unspoiled rural area surrounded by farming land to the north and borders to the south by the river Yare and views over open marshland. Additional development would further detract from the village atmosphere as is evidenced by the two recent ones at Yare View and Barn Owl Close which have a suburban feel about them.
There is no footway on the Hills to the school and no footway along Mill Road to the school!
A large number of the roads along their full length in Reedham do not meet the criteria for car passing car,(4.1meters min) let alone car passing rigid vehicle. Additional housing would increase the number of of delivery vehicles potentially causing more traffic problems. The road from Acle to Reedham is also narrow in places ( inadequate for two rigid vehicles to pass satisfactorily). There is a dangerous corner in Moulton St Mary which necessitates lorries and buses including the school buses to have to partially cross to the wrong side of the road. Many people including myself have nearly crashed as a consequence. Further delivery vehicles would again exacerbate this problem. This is causing many vehicle including HGVs to use Ash Tree Road ( single track with passing places,) I have even known cars drive into a field to avoid agricultural vehicles along this road. All roads in the area are frequently used by large and heavy agricultural machinery!
The existing sewage facilities are already stretched as this requires emptying by tanker every day and more frequently at peak times.
Public transport to and from from Reedham is limited. Two buses a day to and from Acle. Two trains a day to and from Great Yarmouth. This obviously requires most households to have at least one car.
There is no cash point and only one very small shop and a separate Post Office which is only open three half days a week. The next nearest post office was in Freethorpe but this is now closed.
With the current shortage of Doctors the surgery is only open four half days a week.
Additional housing might lead to a demand for some street lighting which is not wanted by the majority of existing Reedham residents.