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Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy
Representation ID: 21895
Received: 12/03/2020
Respondent: Barton Willmore
(Representations made on behalf of KCS Developments)
Our Client does not support the overall approach to village clusters. Firstly, our Client objects to the grouping together of several settlement sizes into one level within the hierarchy for the reasons discussed earlier within these representations. There are clear differences between settlements within the village clusters and if the proposed hierarchy is to be adopted there needs to be clear recognition that larger villages such as Spooner Row should accommodate more growth than smaller villages which were previously lower in the settlement hierarchy.
Secondly, our Client has concerns regarding the note within Policy 7.4 which states that sites between half a hectare and 1 hectare will be “particularly welcomed”. Sites of this size are likely to be more appropriate within other villages or smaller rural communities however there is no recognition that settlements which are currently categorised as service villages could accommodate a greater level of housing growth.
Please find attached representations.
These representations are made on behalf of KCS Developments in respect of the Greater Norwich Local Plan to 2036.
Our Client is promoting five sites within Spooner Row which can deliver between 173 and 246 dwellings along with community facilities. Spooner Row is proposed to fall within the lowest tier of the settlement hierarchy within the GNLP – the “village clusters” – despite previously being identified as a service village within the Core Strategy. These representations demonstrate that this approach is flawed and underplays the significance of settlements such as Spooner Row.