GNLP0334R

Object

Representation ID: 22042

Received: 15/03/2020

Respondent: Norwich City Community Sports Foundation

Norwich City Sports Community Foundation and The Nest have developed a brand-new state-of-the-art community hub at Horsford (The NEST) directly adjacent to the proposed sites for development (GNLP0332R and GNLP0334R).
We firmly believe in the need for local services, facilities and infrastructure projects to be built alongside housing developments to support communities. The Nest Community Hub has gained investment of over £6.2million to build new community facilities that includes residential bunk boxes, high quality grass football pitches, 3G artificial pitch, multi-use classrooms / fitness spaces, IT suite, café, changing rooms and a disability changing places. The Foundation also continues to investigate further opportunities to encourage the local community to participate in health and wellbeing activities for all age groups and abilities addressing local issues and need.

The Foundation has been in discussions with the adjacent landowners with a view to working in partnership to expand and enhance the recreational community open space facilities on adjacent land. Development of these sites would enable the Nest to provide more activities, link with local schools and increase access to the Nest for the residents of Hellesdon and other areas. The Nest are keen to see improved footpaths and cycleway links provided to the Community Hub alongside working with local agencies to provide other essential services.

We are therefore disappointed to note that the draft local plan Regulation 18 Stage C has identified the sites as ‘unreasonable’. In our view, the Local Plan should be modified to include sites GNLP0332R and GNLP0334R as preferred allocations for development.

Object

Representation ID: 22709

Received: 03/04/2020

Respondent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

The conclusions which identify sites GNLP0332R and GNLP0334R as 'unreasonable' for development are not supported by adequate and consistent assessments.
The assessments undertaken for sites GNLP0332R and GNLP0334R are inconsistent with the approach employed with the preferred allocation site at Taverham (GNLP0337) and with the Reasonable Alternative sites at Costessey (GNLP0581 and GNLP2043).
In our view, the Partnership's approach and details of assessments fail to meet the requirements of the NPPF (paragraph 35) and PPG (paragraph 038). Given the large proportion of total new allocations being concentrated on a single site at Taverham and the very real prospect of Reasonable Alternative sites being required in the plan period due to likely low delivery of allocated housing sites the approach to assessments is likely to render the plan as a whole not justified and not effective.

Representations detailed in the accompanying Position Statement (dated 16 March 2020) and appended reports rebut the unsubstantiated statements/observations which appear to have led to the Partnership's conclusions.