Comment

Representation ID: 23178

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Pigeon Investment Management Ltd

Agent: Pegasus Group

In particular, the Key Service Centre of Reepham is proposed to receive no additional growth beyond the 142 homes which are currently committed. This represents 13% of the dwelling stock at 2011 and provides for one of the lowest proportional rates of growth of any of the Key Service Centres. It is therefore apparent that the GNLP is likely to compromise the vitality of Reepham.
8.22 Reepham is well located to receive new development including expansion of the doctor’s surgery which can be provided for by the provision of land to facilitate future expansion on Land north of Dereham Road in association with new employment development to meet the existing needs of a local firm providing support to the leisure industry across the wider area.
8.23 In failing to consider additional growth at such locations the Councils are missing opportunities provided by our client to provide the required additional community facilities identified in the GNLP Infrastructure Study at the Key Service Centres.
8.24 The GNLP has not taken the opportunity that plan making provides to balance the delivery of new homes across the Key Service Centres and to consider how the delivery of new homes can also release land to provide new social and community infrastructure that the evidence base states is required at each settlement.