Support

Representation ID: 23017

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Support, with comments

The proposed Settlement Hierarchy and the identification of Hingham as a Key Service Centre is fully supported.

Hingham is a location which has a range of services and amenities to support day to day life, including a primary school, Co-op Food Store, White Hart Pub, library, a doctor’s surgery, alongside a range of employment uses.
Accordingly, the identification of Hingham as a Key Service Centre supports the GNLP’s aspirations of focusing growth in locations with access to jobs and services, whilst supporting a vibrant rural economy.

In addition, the suitability and sustainability of Hingham for growth has been demonstrated through Abel Homes delivery of The Hops, a development of 88 dwellings. The Hops, which was allocated under Policy HIN 1 of the Adopted Development Plan, had a delivery rate of three and a half years (from submission of planning application to completion.).

Therefore, we support the scale of growth (8% of total housing growth) directed to the Key Service Centre. If required, Key Service Centres have the potential to accommodate additional growth if they cannot be accommodated in other locations within the settlement hierarchy.