GNLP0199

I object do to the increase of traffic down this road

I object due to increase in traffic

Rectory Rd cannot accommodate a increase in traffic, it is a small country road

Destruction of amenities to existing residents. Transport infrastructure problems.

This is a natural area to expand the village into.
By making Harvey Lane into a one-way-system the major diffculties of vehicle movements would be reduced.

As this is land owned by South Norfolk thsi is a natuarl parcel of land to develop for additional housing

Rectory Road is a busy enough road as it is with all the heavy lorries, farm traffic and vehicles. I feel any development in Dickleburgh should be limited to the outskirts of the village. We have parking problems when parents are collecting children from the school. The Village Hall car park is not sufficient to accommodate all the vehicles therefore parking has increased on Rectory Road, more or less where one of the building plots is located. I strongly object to further development in the centre of Dickleburgh.

Developing any land off any part of Rectory Road would turn what has always been a heavily trafficked for decades and a parking nightmare more recently, due to terrace housing and the Millers Drive estate turning Rectory Road into a the most dangerous route in the village. Like Harvey Lane it becomes especially dangerous during school drop off/pick up times, with Rectory Road being the main route for the articulated lorries to the Smuffit Kappa factory on Pulham Road. Rectory Road is already the direct route to the A140 for the Millers Drive, Beach Way and Merlwood housing estates

I object to the increase in traffic on rectory road that this development would create. The road is a small country road, already being used more than it was designed to with many cars and lorries.

With the better options available from the other sites being proposed this site doesn't have my support and will unnecessarily increase traffic on Rectory road.

Site GNLP0199 has been subject to flooding within living memory and, with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework, is therefore totally unsuitable for building development. If it was to be used to provide access to Rectory Rd, it would exacerbate the traffic problems which already exist, which would be irresponsible. The traffic problems of Rectory Rd have increased noticeably over the last 5 years, with vehicles ranging from cars to vans and pickups parked all along from the shop to beyond Beech Way often with very few passing spaces. Additional traffic onto Rectory Rd would be totally undesirable.

There should ne no further development on Rectory Rd. It is a narrow rd with residents' vehicles parked on both sides out of necessity and subject to HGVs from Harleston and the box factory on a too regular basis. Traffic flow should be minimised NOT increased.

Additionally this is a feeding ground for swallows and skylarks in the summer months and should be preserved as open land.

Land is part of the geological and geographical moor. Development will add greater stress to the moor and species habitats

This and all the proposed land around it is geologically and geographically part of dickleburgh moor building on this sensitive site and those around it will place great strain on the moor. It will endanger species. This and all other sites north of Rectory Road and East of Norwich road present the most significant vista and outlook from the village. Destruction of these sites with housing will be catastrophic for the village of Diclkeburgh.

The village roads are not suitable to take the increase in traffic of development in this location

Not suitable due to increased volume of traffic on a busy country road.

This site has been subject to flooding within living memory and, with reference to the National Planning Policy framework, is therefore totally unsuitable for building development. If it was used to provide access to Rectory Road, it would exacerbate the traffic problems which already exist,which would be irresponsible. The traffic problems of Rectory Road have increased noticeably over the last 5 years, with vehicles of many sizes parking all along from the shop to beyond Beech Way, often with very few passing places. Additional traffic would be most undesirable.

The Parish Council objects on the grounds harm to the traffic infrastructure of the village.

Our general policy statement:

THE GNLP AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN OUR VILLAGES: A POLICY STATEMENT BY DICKLEBURGH AND RUSHALL PARISH COUNCIL

As a community, Dickleburgh and Rushall are committed to playing their part in the GNLP's plan for future housing. We believe some new housing, particularly that which is affordable, is important for the future health and prosperity of our village.
At the same time, it is essential that this growth is sustainable, proportionate and sited so that it does not place an intolerable strain on the infrastructure and character of our villages.
After careful discussion of the development options, two public meetings with residents and an opinion poll within Dickleburgh, the Parish Council has reached the following conclusions concerning future housing development:

1. The response to the call for sites has so far produced 13 proposals around the village of Dickleburgh.

2. Currently, the most urgent problem facing Dickleburgh concerns roads. Each of the three road in the centre of the village is already experiencing major traffic problems. It is essential, for reasons of safety to residents and drivers, that these are not exacerbated.
The Street is an extremely narrow road which, in spite of 20mph speed limit (widely ignored by drivers) struggles to cope with traffic, in particular heavy goods vehicles going to and from the Smurfit Kappa depot in Rushall.
Rectory Road, with houses on each side, parked cars and no pedestrian crossing has become very dangerous to pedestrians. Again, lorries from Smurfit Kappa are the main problem.
Harvey Lane, a narrow road on which the school, playground and village centre are situated, has had widely-publicised problems of congestion which will be worsened by a development of 22 houses, currently under construction.

3. The Parish Council is determined that what is already a bad and dangerous traffic situation in Dickleburgh must not be made worse by any new housing development. For this reason, we believe that any future development should take place to the south of the village off the Ipswich Road (GNLP0350 and GNLP0498; if there are problems with those sites, we favour GNLP0498).

4. New houses on that side of the village would provide residents with safe and easy pedestrian access to the village services, without adding to Dickleburgh's traffic problems.

5. We strongly oppose any potential sites that will add to the traffic on the three roads mentioned above. Our opposition includes sites on the Norwich Road to the north of the village. Local experience has shown that drivers will avoid the difficult junction on to the A140 to the north of the village, preferring to use the roundabout to the south. In other words, any Norwich Road development would add to pressure on The Street.

6. A survey for our proposed Neighbourhood Plan revealed, in addition, that residents on the Rectory Road greatly value the prospect from the village of Dickleburgh Moor, which is being developed as a wildlife site. In other words, development off the Ipswich Road has the added advantage of causing least harm to amenities enjoyed by current residents.

7. Dickleburgh Primary School, of which we are very proud, is now reaching capacity and will have no further potential for expansion.

8. We are also concerned that the village sewage system has limited capacity. There is a risk of flooding to the north of the village.

9. As a more general point, we believe that excessive loading of new houses on to rural villages would be environmentally irresponsible, increasing dependence on cars to drive to work, shop and deliver children to school.

CONCLUSION
The Parish Council believes that any future plans for housing must be in proportion to our current population and should not place an intolerable strain on village infrastructure.
Sensible, proportionate development to the south of Dickleburgh will retain the integrity and vitality of our village, while making a positive contribution to the county's housing needs.

The land north of Rectory Road is completely unsuitable for development.

It is adjacent to Dickleburgh Moor and could potentially be extremely damaging to the wildife. It is prone to flooding. And it would have to be accessed from Rectory Road which is already increasingly unsuitable for the existing traffic and would not be safe to take more.

Rectory Rd is a heavily used route that would suffer if yet more traffic were introduced. At busy periods it can barely sustain the level of current parking. Traffic, in conjunction with the geographical and environmental impact on Dickleburgh Moor, makes this an unsuitable site for development.

Rectory Road is not suitable for an increase in the volume of traffic.

This site is historically unsuitable due to its geographical components - it floods annually,the soil type is sandy moor which is prone to sinking,it is a long standing Mecca for important wildlife, and hugely important as a recreational outlet for the local community,and runs cheek by jowel with the land managed by the Wildlife Trust/Otter Trust, which links the whole eco-system together.

I wish to object on the following grounds the increase in traffic is in sustainable, traffic for the local school use Rectory Rd & with the HGV traffic this would make it a dangerous mix. The moor is an important wildlife habitat, . The school as mentioned is over subscribed & has no more to expand. There is no mention of affordable housing, this should be the priority for needy families from the village, we don't need some get rich quick scheme carried out by cowboy builders who have no respect for the places they build in