Object
Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations
Representation ID: 21979
Received: 13/03/2020
Respondent: Tony Adams
Comment objects to proposal being reasonable
I am totally opposed to this being put forward as a reserve site for planning. This has to be in my view reclassified as open recreational space. Hellesdon is desperately short of open space only having approximately 12 acres when according to national guidelines we should have at least 56 acres. Also Hellesdon is already having more than its fair share of new housing with up to 1000 new homes being built on the old Norwich golf course and almost certainly at some time in the future a probable 200 new homes on the Hellesdon Hospital site. This proposal also does no favours to Hellesdon Parish Council (HPC)who are desperate to buy the Jarrolds site for the benefit of the residents of Hellesdon but have been rebuffed by Jarrolds who have made it clear they won't even consider selling the site for recreational purposes while they believe they can sell it as a development site. So while Jarrolds believe they have a sniff of a chance of doing this they will continue to flatly refuse to consider selling it at a reasonable price to HPC. By reclassifying this as open space removes this option completely from Jarrolds Additionally in HPC's Neighbourhood Plan the policy regarding the Jarrolds site is it becomes open space. The NPPF, Paragraph 14, states "In situations where the presumption (at Paragraph 11d) applies to applications involving the provision of housing, the adverse impact of allowing development that conflicts with the neighbourhood plan is likely to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits". I would strongly argue building on this land would significantly and demonstrably out weigh the benefits as it robs the residents of Hellesdon of much needed open space of which there is a significant shortfall.
I am totally opposed to this being put forward as a reserve site for planning. This has to be in my view reclassified as open recreational space. Hellesdon is desperately short of open space only having approximately 12 acres when according to national guidelines we should have at least 56 acres. Also Hellesdon is already having more than its fair share of new housing with up to 1000 new homes being built on the old Norwich golf course and almost certainly at some time in the future a probable 200 new homes on the Hellesdon Hospital site. This proposal also does no favours to Hellesdon Parish Council (HPC)who are desperate to buy the Jarrolds site for the benefit of the residents of Hellesdon but have been rebuffed by Jarrolds who have made it clear they won't even consider selling the site for recreational purposes while they believe they can sell it as a development site. So while Jarrolds believe they have a sniff of a chance of doing this they will continue to flatly refuse to consider selling it at a reasonable price to HPC. By reclassifying this as open space removes this option completely from Jarrolds Additionally in HPC's Neighbourhood Plan the policy regarding the Jarrolds site is it becomes open space. The NPPF, Paragraph 14, states "In situations where the presumption (at Paragraph 11d) applies to applications involving the provision of housing, the adverse impact of allowing development that conflicts with the neighbourhood plan is likely to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits". I would strongly argue building on this land would significantly and demonstrably out weigh the benefits as it robs the residents of Hellesdon of much needed open space of which there is a significant shortfall.