Question 46. Do you support or object or wish to comment on the approach for specific village clusters?

Object

Representation ID: 22927

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Barratt David Wilson Homes

Agent: Savills

We reiterate, in respect to these questions, the points that we make above in respect to the village clusters and Horsford in particular above, in respect to Policy 1 / The Distribution of Development / Question 13.

We also reiterate our comments below in respect of the Site Allocations / Site Assessment Booklet – i.e. Part / Document 2 of the draft GNLP.

Comment

Representation ID: 23095

Received: 31/03/2020

Respondent: Salhouse Parish Council

It is stated that the Parish Council has objected to all the proposed sites. This is true, but:
• Not all the sites were put forward at the same time, so the comments were made at different times over the period 2016-2019, so do not necessarily represent an overall view of development in the village at any one time.
• The PC did not treat the sites as a simple Yes/No option, but rather took a more considered approach, in which aspects all the sites raised some objections which were noted, but that does not mean the site would be necessarily rejected.
• It is stated that the Parish Council previously objected to site GNLP 0188. This is correct, but must be put in the context that at the time the PC was expressing a preference between this and an alternative site. The alternative site was chosen and subsequently developed.

Comment

Representation ID: 23118

Received: 31/03/2020

Respondent: Salhouse Parish Council

We are concerned that all of the “village clusters” in South Norfolk will not be scrutinised to the same degree as those in Broadland due to the separate South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Site Allocations document.
Salhouse Parish Council has been proposed as a cluster with Woodbastwick and Ranworth, which would be supported, however the PC would like to ask what support will be given to this cluster?
The parish Council request confirmation and conditions set that any housing within this cluster should be pro rata over the three clusters and not all proposed/built within one village only.
There currently are no planned developments in Ranworth or Woodbastwick, however this is considered unfair to Salhouse to have to accommodate all the additional housing needs should this proposed village cluster go ahead.

Object

Representation ID: 23185

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Glavenhill Limited

Agent: Lanpro Services Ltd

My client also has concerns regarding the over-reliance in the emerging Greater Norwich Local Plan
on the wider village clustering approach in so far as it applies/may apply to the more remote rural
areas beyond the former Norwich Policy Area (that has traditionally been the focus for growth) as
advocated under Policy 7.4. This is because without evidence to the contrary there could be a clear
disconnect between the main employment and service centres such as Scottow Enterprise Park and
the more rural village clusters identified/not yet identified. In the absence of a clear growth strategy
and information regarding the cluster locations, my client wishes to raise an objection. My client
contends that a significant part of this defined/undefined planned rural cluster growth should be
relocated adjacent to the village of Badersfield and Scottow Enterprise Park.