Policy 4 sates “School capacity will be increased to provide for growth by improvements to existing schools”
With specific reference to Hingham – there is widespread concern within the community of the pressure that more housing will have on the primary school and Drs surgery. Current plans for Hingham Primary School are to replace old worn out mobile classrooms with new structures, however this will not increase the capacity of the school. With development taking place in Watton, Carbrooke and Great Ellingham, parents from Breckland are looking to enrol children in Hingham Primary School, increasing the pressure on the school’s ability to accommodate additional numbers of children (the Drs Surgery also has a wide catchment area within Breckland). There is also concern regarding the lack of sufficient local child care places to assist working parents.
It should also be noted that Hingham does not have a high school.
With regard to green infrastructure. Being that there is no public car park and businesses in the Market Place and Fairland have no dedicated parking for staff or customers, it would be unlikely to achieve provision for green travel (outside of that of providing private charging points within a development) such as provision of publicly available vehicle charging points.