Comment
Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy
Representation ID: 22683
Received: 16/03/2020
Respondent: Mrs Nicole Wright
Policy 6:
The Economy
Comment
The draft policy does a good job at defining the allocated sites.
However, it needs to provide a clear framework for assessing future proposals that may come forward, in a flexible way that will respond to changing needs in both rural and urban contexts.
Although it states what provision has been made, it does not offer criteria for assessing development proposals that are not currently in the frame.
The site is ideally situated at the Thickthorn Junction
Gateway Zone on a Green Infrastructure Corridor and the Cambridge Norwich tech corridor. It is adjacent to the
proposed park and ride extension and the planned
Highways England A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction
improvement works.
This proposed allocation was originally put forward for a
larger scale allocation. This is proposed to be reduced in
scale as per the attached plan.
The Stage 2 HELAA Comparison Table identifies the
following potential issues with the site:
Flood Risk and Heritage
However, a recent feasibility study found that there were no insurmountable constraints to development in relation to the above or the following:
Compatibility with neighbouring issues
Site access and transport
Access to services
Utilities infrastructure
Contamination
Ground stability / contamination
Landscape
Townscape
Biodiversity/ Geodiversity
The trustees of the land commissioned a Strategic Gap
Appraisal to assess whether the recent and planned
interventions in the Strategic Gap in any way undermined its function and purpose and whether as a result, there is a need to modify its boundaries or progress a strategy to mitigate the harm and enhance its function and purpose.
The site is ideally located to mitigate the impact of the
neighbouring strategic growth allocations through provision of additional community infrastructure in providing a small number of accessible homes for older people, new permissive footpaths and cycleways to encourage outdoor recreation, and a community hub.
A copy of the Sustainability Appraisal, Revised Site Plans and Strategic Gap Appraisal are enclosed.
The proposals have been modified to ensure that they do not conflict in any way with proposed allocations at
Colney, Cringleford or Hethersett. They will instead serve to mitigate their impact in providing additional community and social infrastructure to address the additional need generated.