Comment
Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy
Representation ID: 21273
Received: 16/03/2020
Respondent: Dr Sarah Morgan
Growth and sustainability are different goals. We should be wary of growth, a large amount of the increased demand for housing comes from an influx of population from Home counties and Midlands. People move to Norfolk because the “developed” environments they Live in now have high crime, poor air quality, traffic congestion, bleak town centres, a plague of loneliness and mental health issues and degraded countryside. Intelligent planning is required to enshrine the quality of life we are able to enjoy in our low population density county and not to enslave ourselves to “growth” with all the disadvantages it brings.
Growth and sustainability are different goals. We should be wary of growth, a large amount of the increased demand for housing comes from an influx of population from Home counties and Midlands. People move to Norfolk because the “developed” environments they Live in now have high crime, poor air quality, traffic congestion, bleak town centres, a plague of loneliness and mental health issues and degraded countryside. Intelligent planning is required to enshrine the quality of life we are able to enjoy in our low population density county and not to enslave ourselves to “growth” with all the disadvantages it brings.