This is a greenfield site. It is noted that the assessment of this site in the Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment concluded that it was unsuitable – HELAA Addendum October 2018 pg. 113 to 114. Therefore, it is not clear why a site that has been assessed as unsuitable is identified as a preferred housing allocation in emerging GNLP. The assessment of the site identifies some potential constraints to development that will need to be assessed, including the impact on heritage assets and landscape. It is likely that the site makes some contribution to the setting of Church of All Saints (Grade I Listed), and this matter should be assessed before a decision is made to allocate it for housing in draft GNLP. The site will contribute towards the landscape setting of the village, and this matter should be assessed in more detail and mitigation measures identified as appropriate. It is noted that Marsham Parish Council did not support housing at this site, on the basis that it was a greenfield site and previously developed sites were available in the village.

It is noted that the assessment of the site in the Sustainability Appraisal identified development at this site as having a ‘minor negative’ impact on landscape and a ‘major negative’ impact on heritage. As set out above, the impact of development on the setting of Church of All Saints should have been assessed before it was decided to identify the site as a preferred allocation. There are other potential development sites in the village which do not affect heritage assets e.g. land at Fengate Farm (Ref. GNLP3035).