GNLP0334R

Enough is enough - Hellesdon is already the most developed Parish around Norwich without access to parkland for residents. Catton has Catton Park, sprowston has mousehold Heath, Eaton has Eaton park, Earlham has Earlham part etc what has Hellesdon got? The decision to build 1000 homes on the gold course has taken away this chance, Hellesdon is over-developed and if residents want to access a large open space (dog walking etc) they need to access pieces of land like this that should be protected from further development. Hellesdon is already doing it's bit by accepting 20% more houses already agreed

I Object to the building of housing as the Roads are not large enough for yet more traffic. The road has large amount of traffic now coming from Thorpe Marriot, Horsford, Drayton, and farther away.

Doctors/schools will not cope with yet more people using exciting building. it's bad enough now

Must build more schools/doctors if building new housing. We have a new site being built on the golf course already. which will be using exciting Doctors schools

This site is adjoining Hellesdon. Object on the following grounds: The site is adjacent to Drayton Woods (which is a Country wildlife Site). it is remote from the village of Horsford, development will therefore put pressure on the facilities and amenities and add to the already severe traffic congestion in Hellesdon.The Hellesdon Parish boundary would need to be reviewed if approval given.

I am concerned about the proposal to build houses on this area of land because of the strain it will put on the roads and the facilities in Hellesdon. I understand that these houses once built will be classed as Horsford but because of the NDR Broadland Northway being between them and Horsford I cannot imagine the residents will use the facilities of their designated parish. The facilities such as doctor's surgery and schools in Hellesdon are already oversubscribed and with the development on the Royal Norwich Golf course just beginning things will not improve.
This development will mean that Hellesdon will lose even more open space. As a parish Hellesdon is sadly lacking in open green space to the extent that the parish council have to class muddy verges along the sides of some streets as green space when putting forward their future plans. Once you have built on green space you can never get it back. The wooded areas on the sides of Reepham road provide a habitat for wildlife and plants that are essential for providing oxygen and drainage.
A few years ago an application to site a burial ground on this side of the Reepham Road was turned down as it was deemed that the road infrastructure would not be able to cope with the traffic it would generate. A housing estate will generate more traffic which will use the roads more regularly. Since the opening of the NDR Broadland Northway the Reepham road has had increased traffic follow particular at 8am and 5pm rush hour times, when it can take up to 5 minutes before you can safely cross the road by the Doctor's surgery, or join the road from Drayton Wood Road.

It is important to keep this field as it is. There isn't enough open space inside Hellesdon and for the residents this is somewhere they can go to walk their dog and get away from the city without having to drive. If this area got refused planning permission for being a cemetery why would it make sense to then put 250-300 houses on there? Also Hellesdon is having enough houses being built already, if all towns accepted an extra 20% there would be more than enough houses in the country for everyone

I see that the area off Heath Crescent, previous the Jarrold's Sports Ground, is on offer for housing. I am afraid I have to oppose this. Surely this should be kept for local amenities considering the lack of green spaces in this area. I understand that Hellesdon already has less than the Statutory requirement of green space, and this could be purchased for the local authority to help make up the shortfall.

I also oppose the proposal for more housing beyond the Hellesdon Boundary off the Reepham Road as Hellesdon is already the most congested suburb of Norwich, this being even before they have built the houses on Norwich Golf Course and the possible further development at Hellesdon Hospital.

There has been no mention of services ie doctors, dentists or High Schools. All schools are already oversubscribed and existing residents are now having to take their children outside the Hellesdon area causing further traffic on the roads and air quality can only continue to get worse.

There is very little faith within the community that any improvements will be made as promises made for Thorpe Marriott for the improvement of reads, doctors surgery and a school which have never materiaised.

The site is in the parish of Horsford but remote from the village centre and is adjacent to the parish of Hellesdon. The cumulative detrimental impact of the submitted developments off Reepham Road on both Drayton and Reepham is unacceptable.

-Site is under parish of Horsford and both remote from it's centre and gain the financial benefits while Hellesdon facilities would take the brunt of population increase.
-Reepham Rd is a class 'C' road and as identified in NDR the only road in Hellesdon for traffic increase which the proposal further increase.
-This a popularly used green space for dog walkers and right of access to Drayton without having to negate unpaved main roads.
-Proposal needs to be considered in wider context and not in isolation. Combined with GNLP0332R & GNLP0333 & GNLP1019 leaving no 'Green' space break between Hellesdon/Horsford/Drayon.

GNLP0334R (Land west of Reepham Road)

The GNLP Regulation 18 Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) December 2017 undertook an initial assessment of sites submitted between 16 May 2016 and 31 July 2017. Following this a HELAA addendum was prepared for consultation between 29 October and 14 December which updates the HELAA accounting for new, revised and small sites submitted. The assessment aims to identify potential capacity for housing and employment growth across Broadland, South Norfolk and Norwich.

The HELAA utilises a red/amber/green (RAG) scoring system to measure individual constraints and impacts associated with proposed development sites. It attracts green ratings for Utilities Infrastructure, Contamination and Ground Stability, Flood Risk, Market Attractiveness, Historic Environment and Open Space and Green Infrastructure. However, it is noted that this site attracts amber ratings for Access, Accessibility to Services, Utilities Capacity, Significant Landscapes, Townscapes, Biodiversity and Geodiversity, Transport and Roads and Compatibility with Neighbouring Uses. The site promoter is undertaking further work to assess the impact and mitigation opportunities based on the assessment findings and is working closely with stakeholders and decision makers with requirements being met where justified for later submission.

Land located to the east and west of Reepham Road (GNLP sites 0332R and 0334R respectively) is being promoted as a single masterplan and can be developed together or individually without prejudicing the later delivery of the other. The site located east of Reepham Road (0332R) could be allocated on its own or together with the site west of Reepham Road (0334R) if the Greater Norwich Development Partnership (GNDP) so wished.

GNLP2173 1. There are very little areas for recreational activities in the hellesdon area.
2. Recent of building in fersley road has already increase traffic on cromer road. This will increase problem.
3. Fifers lane also very busy with traffic at peak times,
4. All traffic from Cromer Road causes problems and hold ups at boundary junctions.
GNLP0332R
GNLP0334R - There are three main routes through Hellesdon into Norwich City Centre. Namely Drayton Rd, Reedham Rd and Cromer Road on Drayton Rd 'Green land' has been threaten to build on golf course. When completed this will cause many traffic holds ups. If you intend to build houses (possibly 1000), This will make travelling on Reedham Rd very difficult as this road onto the boundary lights is not suitable at present and extra traffic from the 'building sites' will make matters worse.

The Cromer road is not an alternative route because this is a busy road made worse by the building of houses in eversley road and the proposed building of houses in heath crescent.

With all these 'planned new homes'. (There are already insufficient services available in Hellesdon I.E Doctors, Schools etc.) Where are the 'new people' going to obtain these services?
If Horsford are receiving money from developers, why should Hellesdon residents be inconvenienced.

I am strongly aposed to anymore houses being built in Hellesdon especially on these three sites. We need to keep some green spaces. These fields are used a lot for walking dogs. I my self and my husband wlak around them to keep fit. The field is on the flight path to Norwich airport. Reepham road is very busy now 1000 homes will make it much worse. The doctors and schools will not be able to cope with these numbers.

We are opposed to any more building taking place on or near Reepham Rd, congestion is bad now at times no mention of better roads or more facilities i.e doctors, schools etc. which a bigger population this would bring.

I am objecting to the proposed building because both wild birds and wild mammals would lose their homes. There are skylarks and other rare birds there also hedgehogs which are under threat of extinction.

There is currently too much traffic on surrounding roads, this would increase considerably.

The local doctors surgery would not be able to cope with any more patients. We already have to wait 2-3 weeks for an appointment.

Local school could not accept hundred of extra children.

Response to sites GNLP 0289, 0290, 0329, 0332R, 0334R, 1019

I thought that the recent planning permission for the homes on the golf course were all Hellesdon had to give in terms of land for new houses. I don't understand how any can justify the building of further houses on the prosed site. Hellesdon has always been a lovely quiet community and we are in danger of losing that with the prosed houses. The residents of Hellesdon should have some land left that isn't built on and to build on what is currently airport 'crash' land is completely ridiculous. I also don't see how the infrastructure of the roads can cope with more houses. There also haven't been any information given to residents with regards to schools, doctor's surgeries and dentists. It's difficult enough to get into Hellesdon schools without having to fight an 1000's more people for places.

We do not feel that the plans for these areas should go ahead. With the houses been built at the old golf course Hellesdon has taken its share of housing already. Traffic in Hellesdon is already a problem and can not handle more houses and cars.

Our children go to xxxxxxx Schools and they are already over subscribed. The junior school had to put on an extra class for year 3 this year. I worry as well how the High school will cope. Its already difficult to get an appointment at the doctors surgery so there is no way they can take on the additional people these houses will bring.

We need to protect our green areas as they are important to help reduce pollution. They also give local residents areas to walk play and socialise.
Hellesdon will be a sad place if these are removed and I worry about our children's futures.

Comments applicable to sites GNLP 0334R, 0289, 1019, 0333, 0332R and 1021

I grew up in Horsford and now live in Hellesdon so I h ave known this area for 40 years. Hellesdon is struggling as it is with the volume of traffic and this is no longer only at rush hour, it's all day every day. My children go to xxxxxx schools.
This year the junior school had to take on an extra class of children due to being massively oversubscribed. This will have an impact on the children, staff and future years. All the schools in Hellesdon are bursting at the seams. We cannot accommodate any more families in this area unless they commit to more schools. The site at the golf course is Hellesdon is already impacting on the traffic on Drayton high road.
The doctors are struggling to accommodate any more people so any more plans to build must have their own medical centres.
One of the things I have most about Hellesdon is we are close to the city but also enjoying the country side on our door step. This is being taken away bit by bits and it must stop.

The proposed developments in and around Hellesdon are unreasonable and disproportionate. Having regard for the agreed development at Hellesdon Golf Course, we feel that the further proposed developments are absurd. Hellesdon doesn't have the infrastructure in place to cope with this further level of development that is proposed. I genuinely fear that the impact upon the area would be catastrophic.

Hellesdon already has additional housing due to the golf course development. This will have a detrimental effect on our roads, schools and doctors which are already over used / over subscribed the future of our children is priority - extra housing isn't needed in hellesdon.

GNLP2173 - Heath cresent / Jarrolds site is the building of these houses the means to take away yet another recreation area.

GNLP0332R - Covert & Reepham Road - Are these houses being built too close to this airport.
With this amount of houses. Shouldn't we get a new hospital and doctor's surgeries new road to take increased traffic?
More police officers and ambulances and fire services.

GNLP0334R - west of Reepham Road
North of Doctor Surgery - with this amount of houses being built. I am concerned that it will be almost impossible to get a doctor's appointment at our local surgery. If there are no more surgeries built we need more doctors as it is. Having the golf course built on surely we have had enough building in our area. Hellesdon will not be the 2nd best place to live. It will be one of the worst.

GNLP2173 - This already seem to be a high density area

GNLP0332R - This area is too close to the airport runway (noise and safety). As there are 1,000 houses to be built on the golf course, pressure on roads, services and infrastructure will be enormous.

GNLP0334R - The problem applying to 0332R apply to this proposal. Surely this area of Norwich has fair share of development.

GNLP2173 - This area formerly the Jarrolds Sports Field is the only green space anywhere on the east side of Cromer Road. Families living that side have no parks/recreation areas to take their children without having to cross extremely busy major roads. This is a valuable green space that need to be kept as recreation for residents in that area.

GNLP0334R and GNLP0332R - I have serious concerns about the building of up to 1,000 houses combined on these two area. Firstly it would mean up to 2,000 extra vehicles using the Reepham Road which is already a very busy road and it is not suitable for such volume of traffic being only a Broad and quite narrow in places. Surely it would make more sense to site housing nearer to the new Northern Distributor Road to save more traffic coming into Hellesdon. Hellesdon already has new large housing developments underway on the old golf course, with more planned for the Hellesdon Hospital site and I feel it just cannot sustain even more. The doctor's surgery would be inadequate as it is already full to capacity, the local services, library, community centre etc. would be overwhelmed. There is very limited parking at all the local shops and it is already difficult to find a space so more cars coming in the boundary of Horsford, it is technically classed as coming in the boundary of Horsford, and it is obvious that anyone living there would use Hellesdon facilities as they are so much closer. Also these areas are directly under flight path to Norwich Airport.

we waited a long time for this amenity. Our area is short of such places that are usable by local old / disabled people. This has been in constant use for very many years by local people, young and old. Every time someone new comes along and decided to build on it we have all this HUGE fuss. It is not available for building as it is a safety margin for the airport. For goodness sake check past records.

Please do not take these much needed and much used much appreciated facilities from us. We should be your main concern as your own people.

This land is ideal for the young people of Hellesdon as there is little space at this end of Hellesdon for children to run & have fun. Also more houses more children more cars more spaces needed for schools and doctors.

This is never taken into account when building as money for houses is more important if the houses are affordable (which is good) it would mean more children and less places to play. Also all the school and doctors are full and even if you are registered seeing a doctor takes weeks

0332r - this development would clearly have problems again with traffic and the same as above

0334r - same as above.

I strongly object to the proposals. The reasons being that the roads are at present grid locked at times making it extremely difficult to get our onto Reepham Road.
The medical centre / schools are at full capacity now where are all the extra people going to go!! Plus the problem of extra pollution.

We have more than enough extra houses as it is with the current building on the golf course. There is practically hardly any green space for the young children / teenagers for them to have a park / football / sports facilities. Therefore I propose that no houses are built on the mentioned site but the area should be preserved for the younger generation.

GNLP0332R - This will take up more green space and create more traffic on Reepham road which already carries lots of traffic. Also creates more air pollution and added danger to the elderly people.

GNLP0334R - Again more green space lost and more congestion on the already congested roads in this area.

GNLP2173 - Would be more beneficial as a children's play area and less congestion on the roads.

I object because of the detrimental affect on the green open spaces. We have already lost a very large area from the golf course and we need a buffer between Hellesdon and Horsford. Also there is enough traffic on the roads and the infrastructure cannot accommodate anymore. The general services ie doctors, transport, schools, dentists etc are at breaking point.

GNLP2173 - I am concerned that the single track entrance to Jarrolds playing field on Heath Crescent will be widened to make it an entrance to the proposed housing estate thus increasing traffic on heath crescent.

GNLP0334R - All the extra houses to be built on this plan and GNLP2173 will put further strains on doctor's surgery, school roads in Hellesdon

GNLP0332R - 0334R - I understand that there is a need for new housing, but I feel these sites are not right. Hellesdon is already a traffic problem at times, and with new houses to go upon the golf course and hospital sites it will only get worse. All the extra homes on the about sites, adding in the possible extra 1,000 for sites of Reepham Road surely is just too much for Hellesdon?
The road networks is too busy as is, schools at capacity, medical facilities also. The green spaces are not big enough as they are. Surely Hellesdon is already doing its bit for housing? If all above was to be addressed. To a satisfactory level, then I think the land could be considered. But I do believe Hellesdon is already stretched and these developments would not help Hellesdon is already stretched and these developments would not help Hellesdons problems.

GNLP2173 - I think this land would be ideal to be used as community land.

Too many houses parking and houses will have 2 or 3 cars. This will means roads cannot take the traffic.

GNLP2173 - Keep as community. Previous Jarrods Sports site Objection - to building up as Hellesdon needs community sports areas. Also there will be large volume extra traffic exiting on one road. HAZZARD!
We need council sports centres, not cycle lanes as we can't all ride bikes.

Objection to GNLP0334R
To much impact on Hospital, schools, G>P surgery. Extra cars mean extra fumes - increase pollution. Adverse effect on global warming.
Too many trees cut down - we need birds!
Another thought - police numbers are low, how are they going to manage CRIME!
FIRE - do we have enough firemen?
Hospitals, schools, police and GPs- already struggling without extra development
N.B plenty of grown site to develop.