GNLP2002

The proposed development of this site involves far more than the building of just houses. These proposed houses would be homes for a new community of people of all ages who will expect to be served by a reliable, modern infrastructure and easily accessible amenities. Neither of these currently exist in the immediate or close proximity of the proposed site.

Development of this land would have a severely detrimental impact on the wildlife that is currently able to thrive in this area. A large development of modern homes would also impact negatively on the small local community's quality of life.

Here are my reasons for objection:

Unsuitable access and road infrastructure

* Access to Hevingham village, Holt Road and Cromer Road roads is via a remote unlit single lane country road with no officially designated passing places.
* Access to the site would involve significant work and an actual road created. There is currently only a grass field where the proposed entrance is located.
* Increased volumes in traffic would result in weakening the already poor road surfaces.
* The main entrance to this site is within close proximity of houses dating back to the 1800s. Noise, streetlights, traffic and car headlights would also infringe upon existing residents' privacy, peace and quality of life.
* No pavements for safe walking access.

Absence or Lack of General Amenities

* Contrary to the documentation poorly completed by Mr Bunn and Ms Carter, the immediate area to the proposed development has no main road, no local amenities and no modern infrastructure.
* The village of Hevingham is approximately two miles from the proposed site and can only be safely accessed by car.
* The butcher shop and village hall are in the main village, at least two miles away. Access to both is by car via an unlit single lane farm track.
* The doctor surgery is located approximately five miles away in Aylsham and can only be accessed by car.
* The nearest general store is in Aylsham (distance and accessibility mentioned in previous bullet point).
* Gas is not available.
* Immediate area is prone to flooding. Over development would increase the risk of flooding due to poor natural drainage, ie concrete roads and driveways.
* Roads to and from the development site are not gritted or treated during bad weather.
* Unreliable mobile phone signal and internet service.
* The current sewage and water system are already at capacity.

Damaging impact on natural environment

* The Heath road, The Turn and the immediate area is a rural, tranquil, undeveloped area, home to a wide range of wildlife including many protected species.
* A large development of houses would be completely out of keeping with the hamlet's much loved current aesthetic.
* Buxton Heath, approximately 600 metres from the proposed development site is an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) and is home to Sloe Worms, Adders, Nightjars and various birds of prey including Red Kites.
* Increased volumes of traffic, noise pollution and street lighting would have a severely detrimental impact on the fragile wildlife that inhabits the proposed site and it's immediate area.

GNLP2002 & GNLPSL0010
I object to proposed development
1. The Heath is a single traffic lane and development would mean chaos on an already busy lane. This is NOT a main road. Daily many artic lorries using The Heath for access to Wood Yard
2. No gas, street lighting, Internet connection always very slow.
3. No shops, bus stop, doctors, school not within walking distance.
4. Approved by Parish Council who did not take residents objections into consideration. Objected by all residents on The Heath/The Turn.
5. Huge impact on residents already living there.
6. Heath/Turn not in main village

I object on the grounds that the roads are completely unsuitable for an increase in traffic. The lack of facilities on the Heath would make car use essential. Access onto the A140 is becoming increasingly difficult and would be very dangerous with more cars using it. It is not clear where the access to the site would be, or where water and drainage connections would be made, but the disruption to residents would be significant, particularly if the access is on the Turn. A development of the scale suggested would affect our quality of life and reduce the value of our property, it is also likely to affect our land and our use of our adjacent agricultural land.

I'm emailing with regards to residential development and boundary changes at The Heath and The Turn in Hevingham.



1. 'The Heath' and 'The Turn' are very narrow country lanes and cannot accommodate extra traffic.


2. Drivers have to use residents driveways to give way to other vehicles on 'The Heath'


3. There are no pathways.


4 'The Heath' and 'The Turn' have a heavy agricultural use (including horses).

5. 'The Heath' has a heavy Deer presence and can be dangerous to drive down at any time.


6. Hevingham has a very small primary school.


7.Adding the proposed 30 houses would be doubling the size of 'The Turn'

Any queries with regards to my email, please email me back.

I would like to log my objections to the proposed housing development at The Heath / The Turn, Hevingham. (GNLP2002 & GNLPSL0010).

The basis for my objection are as follows

1. The roads that access this area are all "single track" country lanes, in poor state of repair and maintenance, with few "passing" areas and no pavements.
There is also no street lighting.
Additional housing added to the area, would mean additional vehicles which, in turn, would increase risk for pedestrians.

2. There are no shops in the area and no medical services.
The nearest shops and medical services are in Aylsham, approximately four miles away. This fact would increase traffic movement either with home owners vehicles or delivery vehicles.

3. Increased vehicle movement would increase the numbers of "roadkill". Currently, there is substantial visual evidence of unacceptable numbers of "roadkill" on the surrounding lanes.

4. My understanding that the village school (approx 1 mile away in Hevingham village) is at capacity. If school places are not available for new / young families potentially moving in to the area. Traffic movement would again be increased with associated risk.

5. There are no amenities for young people in the area of The Heath / The Turn, or in the main village of Hevingham.

6. No public transport serving the immediate location. The nearest bus stop is at least one mile away on the Aylsham road.

7. I would question whether "Mains Sewerage" has the capacity for additional housing. (This point is made on the basis of a conversation with a local, long term resident who has witnessed the sewage main being worked on).

8. Local resident take up on a recent development in the main village of Hevingham was low. The properties had to be offered outside of the catchment area to attract tenants. This indicates that there is little or no requirement for additional housing in the area.

Location not sustainable
The 'main road' is a single track road, with few passing places, and has no street lighting. It is not possible to walk to the school safely (1.5 miles away). I do not know of anyone living on The Heath who walks their children to school, as the road is not safe. There is no footpath and there is farm traffic and lorries accessing local businesses. This is in addition to an increasing number of cars cutting between the A140 and B1149.

The single track road is in poor condition and could not cope with further traffic generated by this development. There are no local facilities and everyone drives to Aylsham to access the facilities there. The nearest bus stop is in the main part of the village, which is 2 miles away, even further than the school.

Therefore, this development would be contrary to the District Council's own policy that higher density development should be located in centres on public transport routes. The development would not reduce the need to travel by car, as there is no public transport, footpaths or cycle network in place. It would increase vehicle traffic.

The water/sewerage, electricity network, and broadband could not cope with this number of additional houses, they are at capacity already. There is also no gas available, as stated in the submission.

Biodiversity
There would be a significant impact on the biodiversity of the area.

Dark Plantation is very close to the south of the site. Broadland District Council has designated Dark Plantation as a 'Locally Defined Area of Biodiversity/ Geodiversity importance'. This area has not been referred to in the submission. This is an important habitat for protected species such as bats and barn owls, which I regularly see in the area.

The site is also close to Buxton Heath, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.

Any development close to these sensitive areas would have a significant detrimental impact on their ecology. This would be contrary to the core aims of local and national policy.

Form and Character
A development of this nature would be completely out of keeping with the form and character of the area. The Heath is characterised by low density, linear road frontage development. A development of 15 plus houses on this back land site would not accord with the characteristics of the area.

A development of this scale would require footpaths and street lighting and a junction/ access of a particular scale to accommodate the level of traffic that would be generated by such a development. The development would be a housing estate in the middle of the countryside resulting in an incongruous form of development, 'alien' to this part of Hevingham.

The development would be an imposition on local residents, who choose to live in this part of Hevingham due to the unspoilt, remote and rural character of the area. If residents wished to live on a housing estate of high-density development, with street lights, pavements and other urban paraphernalia then they would live in an already developed area such as Aylsham or Norwich.

The Heath and The Turn are characterised by individual dwellings of a mix of scale, styles and materials. A development of the scale proposed would not reflect such individuality, which makes up the character of the area.

Site Access
For a development of the scale proposed, Norfolk County Council Highway Authority will require a certain width of road into the site, and that will also mean they will require a junction of a particular size, to include appropriate visibility splays in both directions. However, it is questionable as to whether appropriate levels of visibility could be achieved on land in the ownership of the developer, given the limited width of the road frontage of the site.

It is therefore not considered that appropriate visibility splays could be achieved for the level of development proposed.