1. Village infrastructure is insufficient to support a development of this size.

2. The proposed development is on the opposite side of the village to the main A47 access to Norwich and Great Yarmouth/coast, which will result in significant traffic increase through the village including the area around Norwich Road/Chapel Road junction which already represents a major bottleneck in peak hours due to vehicles entering and exiting the parking areas for the Spar and chip shop. In addition to increased disruption, traffic generated will cause significant noise and disturbance to residents of Buckenham Road, Norwich Road, Chapel Road and Station Road, including extended queues of vehicles at both railway crossings throughout the day and around the primary school in peak times.

3. Additionally, the proposed access route via Buckenham Road is narrow and not sufficient for the volume of traffic generated by the development without considerable widening/alteration and the likely destruction of 150+ year old oak trees.

4. The proposed development and associated necessary road widening, street lighting etc. will significantly impair the quiet, rural character of the location, causing disturbance, loss of privacy and visual amenity to surrounding properties on Buckenham Road, Buckenham Lane and Norwich Road, destroying views over open country and having a severe impact on wildlife (deer, hare, barn owls, marsh harriers and other birds of prey) in the adjoining fields and nearby Buckenham Woods.

5. Buckenham Road is also extensively used by dog walkers, horse riders and recreational runners; the volume of traffic generated by the proposed development will represent the loss of a village amenity and significant risk to highway safety in this respect.