Comment

Representation ID: 22362

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

Agent: Pegasus Group

2. VISION AND OBJECTIVES
2.1 The Vision for Greater Norwich identifies that the GNLP will stimulate the creation of a strong, enterprising, productive and broad-based economy including through the provision of smaller scale employment sites within the market towns and villages to provide access to jobs for all. This accords with the economic objective of sustainable development which is to be welcomed. It will require that an appropriate distribution of jobs and homes is achieved through the plan.
2.2 The Vision aims to ensure that people of all ages will have good access to services and facilities including schools, health care, and community facilities which will reduce the need to travel. This accords with the economic, social and environmental objectives of sustainable development which is supported. It will require that housing which supports the needs of all age groups is delivered in locations which have good access to community facilities particularly with good access to sustainable transport connections.
2.3 The Vision seeks to ensure that a range of types, tenures and sizes of homes will have been built to respond to the needs of the area, including those of the older population and those in affordable need. Again, this accords with the social objective of sustainable development and is supported.
2.4 The Vision then indicates that the need to travel will have reduced including through a better alignment of the distribution of homes and facilities, an increase in home working, as well as an increase in the use of sustainable modes of transport. This will require that new housing is provided at locations where there is a shortage of workers and/or that housing is provided in locations with sustainable transport connections to major employment hubs.
2.5 The Vision also identifies that educational and healthcare facilities will have been expanded or new facilities provided which again accords with the social objective of sustainable development and is to be welcomed.