GNLP0169

Support

Representation ID: 20158

Received: 28/02/2020

Respondent: Poringland Parish Council

Poringland Parish Council supports site GNLP0169 as being an unreasonable site, due to the reasons detailed in the document.

Object

Representation ID: 22802

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Jonathan Kidner

Agent: Landowners Group Ltd

The GNDP have taken a broad brush approach concluding there are currently no new allocations proposed and no allocations to be carried forward in this Key Service Centre. We are told that there are “…. 536 dwellings with planning permission on small sites. All new and carried forward allocations are expected to address standard requirements associated with development.”

The Reg 18 publications informs us that at the 1st April 2018, (the plan base date) permissions exist for 536 dwellings on small sites.

It is of concern that after 2+ years of preparation the GNDP are misinforming themselves and are therefore making a misjudgement, there are only 358 permission/commitments in Poringland at the plan base date. The following extract is the table taken from the South Norfolk Council 2017/18 Residential Land Availability (2017/18 RLA) publication.

A more detailed examination of the 2017/18 RLA publication confirms that of those 358 commitments 349 are on large site ranging from 78 to 145 dwellings and only 9 dwellings are from small sites

On this basis the GNDP have confirmed that Poringland can accept a further 187 dwellings.
The 2012 South Norfolk Place Making Guide suggests that development should not further accentuate the linear settlement pattern. This guide was breached in the granting of outline permission for 60 dwellings West of Octagon Farm Bungay Road Bixley which hideously extended the linear pattern of the settlement of Poringland.

Detailed consideration of the issues surrounding alleged surface water and groundwater conditions d confirm that such problems do not apply to this site.

As part of the reasoning for deciding the suitability of the site it is stated that “Significant highway improvements are required including a review of the Shotesham Road junction with Bungay Road with possible capacity works.”

An engineering solution suggests that there is no need for “significant highway improvements”. Improvements may be necessary to the at Shotesham Road junction with Bungay Road however when coupled with the availability of alternative access points to the site, the extent of such improvements to the junction in question can be undertaken whilst retaining site viability.
Outstanding permissions totalling 349 dwellings at the plan base date 1st April 2008 will, according to the 2018/19 AMR, be delivered in this Key Service Centre be 2026.

The conclusion one must reach is that the GNDP having convinced itself that development of the 536 extant permissions are acceptable then the development of at least 178 can take place after 2026. Site GNLP0169 is a reasonable location for development it adjoins the Big Sky (South Norfolk Council) development and currently adopted development boundary. The proposal complies with the principle of development set out in the 2012 South Norfolk Place Making Guide in that is does not further accentuate the linear settlement pattern.

On the basis site GNLP0169 should be made in the Key Service Centre of Poringland.