Support
Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy
Representation ID: 21953
Received: 13/03/2020
Respondent: Mr Chris Walker
Poringland, Framingham Earl and Framingham Pigot (incl well-related parts of Bixley, Caistor St Edmund and Stoke Holy Cross
I fully support the conclusion in the GNLP that no new allocations should be proposed for the above area. As mentioned there are already over 500 dwellings with planning permission but not yet built.
Although there is reference to the range of services available in the locality, those services are used by residents of a much larger area than referred to above.
Yes there is a primary school in Poringland but it was oversubscribed for entry last September with the result such that 5 year old children of families in Poringland and Framingham Earl were going to have to travel several miles at peak time to primary schools in other "nearby" villages.
There is mention of surface water and ground water drainage difficulties and the height of the perched water table lead, for example. to the closure of Poringland Cemetery for new burials.
Broadband and mobile phone coverage are also issues in the areal. Not what you might expect in a "key service centre"
All of the above reinforces the need for new and improved infrastructure of all sorts before any more allocations are granted in the area.
Poringland, Framingham Earl and Framingham Pigot (incl well-related parts of Bixley, Caistor St Edmund and Stoke Holy Cross
I fully support the conclusion in the GNLP that no new allocations should be proposed for the above area. As mentioned there are already over 500 dwellings with planning permission but not yet built.
Although there is reference to the range of services available in the locality, those services are used by residents of a much larger area than referred to above.
Yes there is a primary school in Poringland but it was oversubscribed for entry last September with the result such that 5 year old children of families in Poringland and Framingham Earl were going to have to travel several miles at peak time to primary schools in other "nearby" villages.
There is mention of surface water and ground water drainage difficulties and the height of the perched water table lead, for example. to the closure of Poringland Cemetery for new burials.
Broadband and mobile phone coverage are also issues in the area as we have to step outside our house and walk down our drive to get a mobile phone signal. Not what you might expect in a "key service centre"
All of the above reinforces the need for new and improved infrastructure of all sorts before any more allocations are granted in the area.