Object
Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations
Representation ID: 20685
Received: 11/03/2020
Respondent: Mr Timothy Holt-Wilson
This site should be considered partly suitable for development. Clearly the character of the hamlet of Walcot Green and the 'green space' between it and the eastern edge of Diss are valuable in landscape conservation terms, however the high housing allocation for Diss (743 houses by 2038) and the shortage of developable land mean that part of this site, at least, should not be ruled out. It is said that highways modifications do not 'appear achievable', but that implies they may only be an apparent problem. GNLP.0599 would not impact on the valley landscape because lies beyond the railway embankment.
This site should be considered partly suitable for development. Clearly the character of the hamlet of Walcot Green and the 'green space' between it and the eastern edge of Diss are valuable in landscape conservation terms, however the high housing allocation for Diss (743 houses by 2038) and the shortage of developable land mean that part of this site, at least, should not be ruled out. It is said that highways modifications do not 'appear achievable', but that implies they may only be an apparent problem. GNLP.0599 would not impact on the valley landscape because lies beyond the railway embankment.