Hopkins Homes supports the settlement hierarchy including the identification of Wroxham as a key service centre. This is in recognition of the good level of services and its sustainable location. However, Hopkins Homes objects to the spatial distribution of new homes contained in Policy 1 and specifically, the lack of allocations in Wroxham. This will not provide a positively prepared or justified plan for the following reasons:

1. The spatial strategy perpetuates the development strategy in the current Joint Core Strategy and will not address the persistent patterns of under delivery which have been recorded over a long period.
2. The spatial strategy will not address development needs in sustainable rural locations such as Wroxham.
3. The proposed spatial strategy will not address identified needs in the Wroxham Neighbourhood Plan, including housing for older people.
4. The distribution of growth is not justified. There is no technical case to preclude development at Wroxham.