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Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Representation ID: 20599

Received: 10/03/2020

Respondent: Ms Jenny Bonson

Representation Summary:

2600 people have petitioned in support of preserving Parish Fields.
Diss Town Council have voted against development.
It is listed with Norfolk Historic Environment register as 'the only example of a detached landscape park
in Norfolk'.
It is designated in the SN local plan as an 'Important Local Space'.
D&DN steering group have recently accepted the site as a candidate for designation as a 'Local Green Space'.
It is home to a variety of wildlife - owls, muntjac deer, sparrow hawks and a number of different species of bats, some of which are quite rare.

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2600 people have petitioned in support of preserving Parish Fields.
Diss Town Council have voted against development.
It is listed with Norfolk Historic Environment register as 'the only example of a detached landscape park
in Norfolk'.
It is designated in the SN local plan as an 'Important Local Space'.
D&DN steering group have recently accepted the site as a candidate for designation as a 'Local Green Space'.
It is home to a variety of wildlife - owls, muntjac deer, sparrow hawks and a number of different species of bats, some of which are quite rare.