GNLP0380

This road is already very busy, more housing would bring more traffic. Building here would take away the charm of the village. It is a VILLAGE not a town, it should have open spaces and fields and has already had new developments built. Further housing is not needed and WILL put a strain on resources.

Currently Buckenham Road has no pavements and at point is single lane only. Pavements would almost be pointless as cars will just park on them so would have to walk on road. If they park on Road it becomes single lane. Children walk to school down this Road.

We live in terrace so unable to add side windows. Houses at the back would considerably darken our light in the house.

Light and noise pollution from more properties. Poorer air quality and bigger carbon footprint added to rural area.
Flooding - this area floods already.
Impact on environment. We watch several bats

more suitable site access onto the main highway leading to the A47, thus reducing traffic travelling through the village itself. Less impact on the visual open rural setting of the church

STRONGLY OBJECT! Just moved to the area & very surprised by the amount of and speed of traffic that comes down blofield rd & on to Chapel Road. It is very dangerous & recently there was a fatal accident. Traffic calming measures are needed on Chapel rd to stop people speeding. Building here would only increase traffic into the village. It would also spoil lovely views of open countryside- one of the reasons we moved here! Build else where & stop RUINING the countryside and destroying the rural environment! Grade 1 agricultural land shouldn't be destroyed, especially if we are trying to save the planet and be more climate aware.

People already speed down blofield rd and Chapel road, building here will increase traffic and make it more dangerous driving on these narrow roads, especially as there has recently been a fatal accident at this site. The village does not have enough facilities to cope with more people. Most people live here for the village environment with rural views, you will devalue properties and spoil villagers enjoyment of living here.

Again this is just ruining the village, this is one of the only pieces of non built up area this village has left. The roads are small and narrow and the village does not have the facilities to support all these new houses.

Despite the fact that a gentleman has recently lost his life on this area, it will ruin the village.
It will create more traffic as if Chapel Road isn't 30mph no one abides by it as it is. It will completely destroy the wildlife that I see regularly outside the window. The village is busy enough as It is own without more houses destroying the scenery. Lingwood does not have the facilities or structure to support further housing. Not to forget the increase in noise and light pollution it would contribute!

For those of you who support this as an alternative site as not obstructing the the view of the church, clearly are not in an opposition view as the rest of the the village and find this somewhat biased so that your view is not obstructed, what about those living down Chapel Road, who will be blocked from a picturesque view also, with wildlife, countryside walks, a beautiful Old Oak tree. Chapel Road is not entered as a 30 mile zone, people speed down, development would harm existing landscape and character of the area. This is not welcomed at all

I object to this site for the following reasons:-
1. Narrow road access into the village, recent fatality. Roads cannot accommodate increased traffic. Site entrance on a dangerous bend.
2. Infrastructure inadequate for number of existing dwellings before increasing the numbers., increasing flood risk
3. Current views across farmland will be no longer which will be the loss of current wildlife which I have has the pleasure of for the last 36 years
4.Noise & light pollution

This will increase the traffic to an already busy and narrow road to Blofield, the placement of site entrance would be on the blind side of a dangerous bend where a fatality has recently happened. Loss of mature oak trees, habitat for wildlife. Increased noise and light pollution. I moved to Lingwood to bring up my family because it was a small village but there have already been too many new estates sprung up and this would only ruin the beautiful rural character of the area.

I strongly object to this site being proposed as suitable for development for the reasons stated below:

Blofield Road, which is adjacent to site GNLP0380 is one of the main roads into Lingwood. This road is notoriously dangerous, being mostly a single-track road with passing places. Near misses on this road occur on a daily basis, due to the narrow road, lack of visibility and the amount of traffic speeding along it. In January 2020 the dangers of this road were emphasised in the most tragic of ways with a fatal accident just a few yards from this site. The proposed closure of Lingwood Lane when the South Burlingham stretch of the A47 is dualled will force more traffic to access Lingwood via Blofield Road, further compounding the risks on this road. To put an entrance to this site in the only possible location, on the blind side of a bend with limited visibility, would be ludicrous and would further increase the existing risk to unacceptable levels.

The GNLP information states that “some mature trees may need to be removed to facilitate visibility in/out of the site”. To remove mature trees for the purpose of giving better visibility is ecological vandalism and must not be allowed. It would be hundreds of years before any replacement trees would offset the same amount of carbon or have the same value to the local biodiversity as the existing trees.

The site is high grade agricultural land. Developing this site would mean the loss of habitat and would irreparably harm the biodiversity of the area. Bats, deer and birds of prey such as Barn Owls are amongst the many species often seen here.

Developing the site would increase both noise and light pollution for existing residents. Lingwood is a dark village, this corner of the village especially so, it must stay as a dark area.

There is a flooding risk across the front of the site, it often floods when there is heavy rainfall. Development of this site would remove the ability of this field to naturally soak up any heavy rainfall and increase flood risk to the surrounding area.

Developing this site would place increased load onto a part of Lingwood’s sewerage system. The Neve’s Close area has historical problems with the sewerage system.

The site is at the very corner of the village and falls outside of the defined development area. This site, if developed, would break out into open countryside. Development of the site will adversely affect the landscape setting of Lingwood, the open rural character of the area and intrude into the appearance of the surrounding countryside.

This development has no benefit whatsoever to the local community. It is neither needed nor wanted by local residents. It is located on a difficult and dangerous to access site with its own inherent topographical issues. Existing infrastructure and services within the locality are already stretched and it is thought that should this site be developed it will be to the detriment of existing residents.

The site cannot be preferred for development as there are other sites which are considered to have a greater capacity to meet the housing targets placed upon the cluster.

Developing this site would place extra burden on the dangerous Blofield Road, whereas other sites would likely spread the additional traffic to the village more evenly across the other routes into Lingwood. Blofield Road is unsuitable for improving for greater capacity, due in part to the large number of mature trees which would have to be felled to facilitate road widening.

The brown field site at the old school on Chapel Road should be used before any green field site.

GNLP0380 is the preferred site of Lingwood & Burlingham Parish Council and will meet our new allocation of 50 - 60 in combination with the brownfield site on Chapel Road. Traffic will not have to go through the village to get to it. There would be a traffic calming effect with the original proposed Roundabout at Chapel Road/Post Office Road junction. The impact on entering the village will be minimal as Neves Close is already to the left on entering the Village from Blofield.
The figure of 50 - 60 can be made up of this site (30) and the brownfield site at the Old School Site on Chapel Road, (outline 22-25). The first permission 20140979 was an outline permission given on 22/4/2015 so this would have lapsed on 21/4/2015. The later permission 20190278, again outline, was given permission on 16/10/2019. The GNLP housing figures are based on the permissions as at 1 /4/2019; so the former school site was not included in the GNLP figures (as the first permission had lapsed and the second permission had not been given). Therefore it should be taken into account in considering the scale of development in Lingwood. With the original permission, Lingwood & Burlingham Parish Council were given the Nursery Building to try to encourage a Doctors Surgery to service the Village, this has been taken away.
With any development in Lingwood, Blofield Road will need to be made wider instead of narrow with passing places. Increased housing of 50 - 60 on top of our 44 commitment will be too much for the School to take.

The water pump is already not adequate to cope with the area. When heavy rain 1 Neves Close has raw sewerage flooding the garden and road. Blofield Rd is not wide enough to manage the speed and volume of traffic as it is without increasing it. The village does not have enough amenities to deal with the current community i.e. 1 shop, no Dr surgery, limited unreliable bus service, no dentist etc.

GNLP0380 – I concur with Lingwood and Burlingham Parish Council wishes to support this Site in being the Preferred Site for development. Lesser environmental and infrastructure impact and no loss of Heritage outlooks with Intrinsic Landscape Value.
The location is best suited to being at the entry point to the village and therefore reduces the number of both residents and service vehicles transiting through the village. Closer proximity to Shops and services and the SRS is comparatively the same as GNLP0379 Site. Based on an assessment of merits site GNDLP0380 is a more sustainable alternative and should be preferred.

GNLP0380 – Land west of Blofield Rd:
Promoted for approx. 30 dwellings, therefore in conjunction with the Old School Site would meet the Village Cluster allocation.
The Parish Council also ‘Support’ the development of GNLP0380 plus the old school site.
‘would act as a gateway site into the village creating a sense of place’.
The site could also be expanded if needed, at a later date.
A better choice than GNLP0379, with less traffic adjacent to Millennium Park, (safety issues), protects loss of higher ALC farmland & maintains the Landscape Character Value of St. Peter’s Church.

GNLP0380 is the preferred site of Lingwood & Burlingham Parish Council and will meet our new allocation of 50 - 60 in combination with the brownfield site on Chapel Road. Traffic will not have to go through the village to get to it. There would be a traffic calming effect with the original proposed Roundabout at Chapel Road/Post Office Road junction. The impact on entering the village will be minimal as Neves Close is already to the left on entering the Village from Blofield.
The figure of 50 - 60 can be made up of this site (30) and the brownfield site at the Old School Site on Chapel Road, (outline 22-25). The first permission 20140979 was an outline permission given on 22/4/2015 so this would have lapsed on 21/4/2015. The later permission 20190278, again outline, was given permission on 16/10/2019. The GNLP housing figures are based on the permissions as at 1 /4/2019; so the former school site was not included in the GNLP figures (as the first permission had lapsed and the second permission had not been given). Therefore it should be taken into account in considering the scale of development in Lingwood. With the original permission, Lingwood & Burlingham Parish Council were given the Nursery Building to try to encourage a Doctors Surgery to service the Village, this has been taken away.
With any development in Lingwood, Blofield Road will need to be made wider instead of narrow with passing places. Increased housing of 50 - 60 on top of our 44 commitment will be too much for the School to take.

Given the fact the GNLP0379 is not a good site and with the addition of the 25 houses that can be allocated to the brownfield site(the old school) this would be ideal to hold the other limited requirements. The site is on the edge of the village funnelling some traffic out. It has less safety issues not being located near a children's play area. The distance to the school is marginally longer than 379 and the shops are closer. I do not think that the village needs this number of houses but if we do this is the obvious site.

Given the fact the GNLP0379 is not a good site and with the addition of the 25 houses that can be allocated to the brownfield site(the old school) this would be ideal to hold the other limited requirements. The site is on the edge of the village funnelling some traffic out. It has less safety issues not being located near a children's play area. The distance to the school is marginally longer than 379 and the shops are closer. I do not think that the village needs this number of houses but if we do this is the obvious site.

Accessibly in and out of the village is currently poor. The traffic through Blofield road will be significantly increased after closing the exit onto the A47 when the road is duelled (Church Road through to Lingwood Road then A47). Having more cars flow out onto Blofield road will massively impact traffic in Lingwood. Both roads opposite this site, Church Road and Blofield Road are dangerous single lane roads with limited spaces for passing. Being a rural village the roads are also used a lot by farmers. The spaces on the lanes can only fit two cars pulling in and a tractor down these lanes means cars would have to reverse down the road to allow tractors to pass which is an obvious danger.
The increased housing numbers in and around Lingwood are too large for the village infrastructure. Lingwood has no doctors surgery and the local medical services are already strained. The local dentists are already not taking on new patients.
The School will be full in the next few years. It is currently 74% full and can only accommodate a small increase of children. There is limited off road parking. The sewers often flood. The sewer at the bottom of Neves close has severely flooded twice within the last year.
It is the edge of the village and the field and countryside is what separates it from the next village.

COMMENT

The views of Lingwood and Burlingham Parish Council have already been expressed. Our preferred site remains as GNLP0380 (approx 30 dwellings) along with the brownfield site of the old school on Chapel Road (approx 20-25 dwellings). We would expect no new building anywhere in the village until after the Chapel Road site is developed.

Re GNLP0379 – Following Representation ID 20900 (NPS Property Consultants Ltd), I fully appreciate no-one is entitled to a particular view in planning Law, but it is essential the view of the church is kept open to the village for all time. The church is already divorced from the village physically, and to allow any building to obstruct this view from the Millennium Green and its surrounds would have the effect of further isolating the community from its spiritual heart. What is more important to planners, developers and Norfolk County Council - maximising building space to make as much money as possible, or supporting the long-term aesthetic, emotional and spiritual welfare of a whole community?

Cathy Pye – Chairman Lingwood and Burlingham Parish Council