Comment

Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Representation ID: 20984

Received: 14/03/2020

Respondent: Mr Andrew Morton

Representation Summary:

Burgh Road is too narrow for buses and cars to pass.

The allocation of 300 houses and a primary school means no allocation for green space or play area within the development.

On-street parking at school drop of and pick up will be a significant problem. Parents parking up Burgh Road will most likely create a log-jam and tail backs along the A140.

Traffic flows have increased significantly. This will only get worse with 300 houses and a school. A 20 mph speed limit should be applied between Buckenham Road and Oakfield Road.

Site GNLP 0596 is a better site.

Full text:

There are a number of highways issues:
1. Buses and cars cannot pass on Burgh Road without the cars mounting the pavement. A 2m footpath will make this worse.
2. There is on-street parking on Burgh Road which reduces it to a single lane.
3. Pupils cross the road at the end of Forster way. There is no crossing.
4. A 2m wide footpath is only possible east of Burgh Road if land is compulsory purchased from Burgh house with the loss of trees with protection orders.

The allocation of 300 houses and a primary school means no allocation for green space i.e. at 25 houses a hectare you need 12ha. This means that there is 0.86 ha for a primary school i.e. the same area as the Aegel house site. You need at least 10,000 m2 for Bure Valley size school (Year 3-6) and 15000m2 or 1.5 ha if you wish to provide Nursery to year 6 provision.

On-street parking at school drop of and pick up is a problem in every school in the land. The combined traffic flow from both ends of Burgh Road combined with school buses and parents parking up Burgh Road will most likely create a log-jam and tail backs along the A140 as currently happens when the car boot sales occur.

Pedestrian access between Ringsfield and Aegel house will significantly impinge on our privacy and amenity. We request that a 2.1m high treated timber fence with concrete posts and concrete kick board to the east and south boundary of Ringsfield is a condition of any future planing permission.

With the new development east of the high school traffic flows have increased significantly. This will only get worse with 300 houses and a school. A 20 mph speed limit should be applied between Buckenham Road and Oakfield Road.

It's highly unlikely that 33% will be affordable housing. 14% is probably the limit of viability.

Site GNLP 0596 is a better site.

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