GNLP2118

My objections are
1. The sewer infrastructure is not adequate to support further drainage. At present in times of heavy rainfall over a period of time, the sewer backs up along Sneath Road affecting drainage from showers etc. Towards the western end of the road I understand that sewerage has overflowed into gardens. If the drainage from the proposed housing goes into the same sewer then improvements must be made which will disrupt existing housing.
2. There is a drainage ditch running along the Sneath Road side of the proposed site. This would need replacing.
3. Loss of countryside.

I am strongly opposed to the construction of any further housing within the Sneath Common/Sneath road vicinity. When we moved into this area over 30 years ago we had a local shop, in addition to the local pub. Since then this has disappeared, the bus service is poor, to say the least, the village school is already full to capacity, the roads are already in a dire state in places. And the extension to the Maltings has led to a large increase in traffic which has exacerbated the problem further! There are neither street lights nor foot paths. As such I propose that there are far better places to build future homes that are far more suitable. This is good agricultural land and always has been, Although the extension to the local plan is limited on this occasion this will set a precedent for further development requests in the future.

If allowed the works required to local infrastructure would be disproportionately large in relation to the housing gained.

I object to the land indicated for development in GNLP2118 for the following reasons
1)The location is a mile from the village school with no footpaths or street lighting for pedestrians.
2)Highway safety - the school route is via Plantation Road, regularly used by HGV Vehicles
3)Limited public transport availability
4)Central sites in Great Moulton/Aslacton have planning approval,are not developed
5)More suitable central sites on the current GNLP in Great Moulton/Aslacton
6)Loss of light or overshadowing
7)Overlooking/loss of privacy
8)Visual amenity
9)Adequacy of parking/loading/turning
10)Traffic generation
11)Noise and disturbance resulting from use
12)Loss of trees
13)Road access
14)Nature conservation

I object to the land indicated for development in GNLP2118 for the following reasons
1)The location is a mile from the village school with no footpaths or street lighting for pedestrians.
2)Highway safety - the school route is via Plantation Road, regularly used by HGV Vehicles
3)Limited public transport availability
4)Central sites in Great Moulton/Aslacton have planning approval,are not developed
5)More suitable central sites on the current GNLP in Great Moulton/Aslacton
6)Loss of light or overshadowing
7)Overlooking/loss of privacy
8)Visual amenity
9)Adequacy of parking/loading/turning
10)Traffic generation
11)Noise and disturbance resulting from use
12)Loss of trees
13)Road access
14)Nature conservation

I refer to your Greater Norwich Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation and the plan I was given recently indicating where new building may take place locally. I would like to raise a number of issues which I believe are very relevant to the proposed developments indicated by the codes GNLP2118 and GNLP2005.
A general point, which is relevant to both proposed developments, is that both are situated in a rural area primarily serviced by country lanes which are essentially unsuited to much of the traffic they presently carry. Sneath Road and the roads that feed into it have no footpaths or street lighting and many are generally not wider than approximately 4-5 metres wide. During the day and evening they carry mixed traffic which comprises largely trucks vans and cars. All year round, but particulary in the summer months, large tractors pulling wide/heavy loads of farm crops regularly use the lanes. Dog walkers and others are frequently put at considerable risk of harm. Aditional housing as shown as GNLP21 l 8 could only substantially add to the use of the road
Your plan does not indicate the nature of housing you envisage. What are the needs that you see the Authority having to meet and how does the building of houses in a country setting match with these requirements? For the eleven years I have lived in the area, the field alongside Sneath Road has produced a series of healthy crops and that behind the houses to the north of the road has frequently carried animals. Is the need for local housing so great that we can justify the loss of good agricultural land rather than reuse reclaimed building land as is apparently available in Aslacton village.
Related to the above paragraph is the question of the age-range of the occupants of any new houses. I feel that the area around Sneath Road is predominantly occupied by older people. Any influx of young adults would bring with it an increase in the birth-rate and demand for more school places. One has to ask whether the present school provision in the village is adequate or appropriate should more pupils require access. Given the present road system I would not like to see any child walking from Sneath Road to Aslacton village with the distance and all the dangers this would involve.
Neither Aslacton or Great Moulton has any shop, post-office or banking provision. Are any or all of these envisaged in the proposed development or will even more cars have to travel to Norwich, Diss, or other small town to access these services with the related consequence of more pollution in the environment? The present bus service to Norwich or Diss is pretty minimal. Do we expect to see an improved 'bus service in the area alongside any building development?

Outside Parish Development Boundary
Fails to conform with agreed Parish Development plans for all housing to grow organically from the church and the school.
Adequate provision for additional housing already identified in Church Road with 15 houses given planning permission and a site identified for up to 40 more.
8-10 houses would probably round the corner into Plantation Road and give rise to new proposals.
Sewage system already overflowing in the Street, in the bathroom of a nearby house and in gardens as far down as Halfway Farm.