Object

Representation ID: 22262

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Carter Jonas LLP

Number of people: 2

GNLP0581 - Land off Bawburgh Lane and New Road
This site is identified for a strategic extension for +1,000 dwellings. It is identified as a reasonable alternative housing allocation and as a contingency site to offset non-delivery. The lead-in times for these types of developments are typically more than 5 years, largely because they are complex and require significant levels of primary infrastructure to be provided e.g. roads and drainage in advance of housing. Therefore, it is very unlikely that this strategic extension would be delivered quickly enough to address non-delivery of housing at existing commitments and allocations. As such, this site does not meet the requirements for a contingency site, and should not be identified as a reasonable alternative in emerging GNLP. It is not clear at this stage whether this strategic extension would provide policy compliant levels of affordable housing. It is requested that the site promoter confirms whether the proposed development could provide policy compliant levels of affordable housing, taking into account the costs of providing primary infrastructure in advance of development. The site assessment in the HELAA identified a number of constraints to development at the site associated with the following: overhead power lines; adjacent contaminated site; landscape; surface water flooding; townscape; access arrangements; and, proximity to Norwich Southern Bypass. These issues should have been assessed before the site was identified as a reasonable alternative. It is very likely that these constraints will confirm that most, if not all, of the site is not suitable for the proposed development.
It is requested that this site is deleted as a reasonable alternative housing allocation.