GNLP0414
Object
Site Proposals document
Representation ID: 14692
Received: 20/03/2018
Respondent: Norfolk Geodiversity Partnership
We conditionally object to this site proposal. We note that it includes a gravel pit listed in the Norfolk Geodiversity Audit as site SNF47. It is an important site for interpreting the geological succession in south-east Norfolk and the Waveney valley, comprising Crag Group, Kesgrave, Corton and Lowestoft Formations (Arthurton et al 1994, Moorlock et al 2000). If development were granted on this site we request that plans be made conditional upon providing adequate geological exposures of this geology, as part of a nature conservation area contributing to Green Infrastructure and supporting wildlife as well as geology.
We conditionally object to this site proposal.
While we do not consider that this proposal will have an adverse impact on the landscape of the Waveney valley, we note that it includes a gravel pit of high geological interest, listed in the Norfolk Geodiversity Audit as site SNF47. The site was investigated by Hey (1967) who identified a notable succession of seven beds which were later interpreted by the British Geological Survey as comprising Crag Group and Kesgrave Formation underlying Corton Formation and Lowestoft Formation (Arthurton et al 1994; Moorlock et al 2000). It is an important site for interpreting the geological succession in south-east Norfolk and the Waveney valley.
If development were granted on this site we request that plans be made conditional upon providing adequate geological exposures of the site's geological features, as part of a nature conservation area. These could meaningfully be included as a valuable part of Green Infrastructure provision, and would conserve the site's geological as well as wildlife interest.