Object
Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations
Representation ID: 21004
Received: 14/03/2020
Respondent: Mr J Shenton
The site plan makes no reference to the size of the primary school- minimum 210 pupils. No Playing field or MUGA space designated. No access points are indicated. Traffic congestion and management on an already busy bus route has not been considered. Pedestrian access to the town cwntre is already very narrow and a 2m path on either bside is required. Burgh Road is a vital cycle route for leisure cyclists and commuters. No green corridor for wildlife has been considered on this site which is a regular haunt of tawny owls, lesser spotted wood peckers, long-tail tits etc
The required area of land for a 210 pupil primary school would be about 1 hectare and for 500 pupils 2hectares. No green space is allocated for pupil playing fields. This would increase the housing density to achieve 300 homes. The 2 access roads are not marked on the site plan. As with all schools, traffic management is crucial. Cars will be parked along Burgh Road at shool opening and closing times interferring with Coach access to High School. Burgh Road would require widening at key points and a 2m wide path on each side for housing and school with permanent crossings and require purchase of land from properties bordering Burgh Road. a 20mph speed limit would require extending. Any consideration of making Burgh Road one-way would reqire traffic calming measures to discourage even more speeding than currently occurs. This road is used by large numbers of cyclists passing through Aylsham from the west and the North Norfolk lanes tothe east and the Broads Area. The roundabout is a safer crossing of the A140 than most others in the Aylsham area. No provision has been made for a green corridor for wildlife from the Marriotts Way alongside the Bure Valley Railway to open countryside.