GNLP0577

This plot is not currently part of the village development and should not be considered. It would be right up next to the school which could have safeguarding implications. It would also have a significant impact on the nature and appearance of the village.

Whilst I'm not a NIMBY and I recognise the need for additional housing, I do think that this development and the other large ones (GNLP0232, GNLP0535) in Wicklewood would be detrimental to the village for the following reasons:

1. The roads are already choked during peak times (especially school drop off/pick up). No pavements except on Hackford Road and partly on Church Lane mean it is already dangerous for pedestrians. People drive far too quickly and an increase in traffic will undoubtedly increase the accident risk.

2. The Primary school is already over-subscribed. Wymondham College over the last few years has hardly even extended catchment to Wicklewood due to popularity, and Wymondham High is also over-subscribed.

3. There are no village amenities apart from the pub. Pubic transport is poor (one bus an hour that takes nearly an hour to get into Norwich).

4. The surrounding fields around the village are all part of the attraction to live there. I appreciate this proposal isn't the entire field but it will immediately hit you as you enter the village. The school will be surrounded by road and housing instead of facing onto fields and feeling far more open.

Same as my other comments, School full, no shops, no Doctors travel for everything. In this particular instance we seem to be leaping out of the Village centre and expanding beyond the natural boundary, there are fields to the north. Are we to become an urban offshoot of Wymondham?

This is not suitable for the village due to insufficient services, the roads are not safe for extra traffic, no paths for pedestrians off the main road and all of this effects the lives of residents of this lovely village for the gain of a developer.