GNLP0581

Comment

Representation ID: 19818

Received: 02/02/2020

Respondent: Mr Harry Mach

Any development at this site needs to consider the sustainable transport options. Dereham Road is already overloaded with cars, so developments need to be designed to fit onto direct offroad cycle routes to the city, and clear and easy access to bus routes. This would probably limit development to the Northern end of the site.

Comment

Representation ID: 21921

Received: 15/03/2020

Respondent: Mr Symon Gaughan

We are referring to
GNLP 2043 and GNLP 0581.

First comment
May consideration be given to not allowing direct access to New Road for vehicles from any development. New Road is not designed for the present use yet alone new use. It was originally a farm road. As you will be aware already, Bawburgh village is already a rat run, with excessive speed common place, no pavements nor street lights. The present traffic is presently damaging and destroying the road side verges, green edges and general area.

Second Comment
May consideration be given to flooding. The local river regularly floods onto the unmaintained flood plain. We appreciate that the sites are above the flood line, but our concern is the water that now will need to be diverted from the site rather than soaking into the fields.

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.

Support

Representation ID: 22456

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Gladman Developments

3.5.1 If allocated, the development of Land off Long Lane, Costessey would deliver significant benefits to
the local area and wider community, this includes:
 The development of over 600 dwellings, providing for a wide range of tenure, size and
types of new homes;
 The delivery of policy compliant 33% affordable homes;
 Child Play provision;
 Access links to the southern land parcel;
 Pedestrian and cycling links/improvements;
 Recreational green open space;
 A net-biodiversity gain;
 Support existing local services through increased use and spend.