This site is identified for a strategic extension on the northern edge of Wymondham for +1,000 dwellings. It is identified as a reasonable alternative housing allocation and as a contingency site for Wymondham to offset non-delivery. The lead-in times for these types of developments are typically more than 5 years, largely because they are complex and require significant levels of primary infrastructure to be provided e.g. roads and drainage in advance of housing. Therefore, it is very unlikely that this strategic extension would be delivered quickly enough to address non-delivery of housing at existing commitments and allocations. As such, this site does not meet the requirements for a contingency site, and should not be identified as a reasonable alternative in the emerging GNLP. The site assessment identified landscape as a constraint to development at the site.

It is requested that this site is deleted as a reasonable alternative housing allocation.