Site Proposals document

The research park footprint has changed little in nearly 20 years and is, effectively the area of the old research park, the hospital and various spin off businesses, now designated as science-park and health related developments. These spin off businesses apparently occupy underused space in the Genome building, part of the refurbished Enterprise Centre and various, aging, single storey, smaller buildings behind the Cotman centre. The new Centrum Building appears to be underused for research:part of it is converted as the new headquarters of the Big C charity and accounts department of UEA - not really the intended use. In 2015 an indicative masterplan was presented by UEA and NRP. The new Bob Champion, LEAF and Quadram buildings are on COL 1 land east of Hethersett Lane. The remainder of COL 1 and COL 2 land appears to be an aspiration for masses of undefined buildings and carparks part of which appear to lie outside the development boundary of the Research Park. Little attempt has been made incorporate in the plan the landscaped public spaces and recreational areas enshrined in the JCS and LP. There is no need for further greenfield sites to be allocated for the NRP in the foreseeable future.

The UEA plantation area adjacent Colney Lane was originally conceived as a woodland of mainly broadleaved trees. Site GNLP0244, adjacent the playing fields, is scheduled for a variety of uses and would involve the further removal of trees on this designated green field location. All of this would be in addition the trees planned to be felled to create rugby pitches in the 2016/0233 application for development of the much prized Yare Valley. These proposals would reduce the effectiveness of the plantation as a water storage area as identified by the Environment Agency potentially increasing future flood risks of the Yare. This area should be left alone.

GNLP0331, 63.55ha, in Colney, and 0307, 44.7 ha in Cringleford, could become major residential and commercial developments. Medical and research uses are also included.We feel that these aspects are already catered for within the NRP allocations.These proposals appear to conflict with both national and local plans aimed at protecting sensitive environmental areas.

The call for sites made in the GNLP embrace over 100ha in the Yare Valley stretching from Colney Lane to the bypass, filling in the last greenfield area separating Colney from Cringleford.

So far the Yare Valley parishes have played the planning game by the book with very little success. We expect this GNLP consultative process to prove us wrong (p. 104).

The research park footprint has changed little in nearly 20 years and is, effectively the area of the old research park, the hospital and various spin off businesses, now designated as science-park and health related developments. These spin off businesses apparently occupy underused space in the Genome building, part of the refurbished Enterprise Centre and various, aging, single storey, smaller buildings behind the Cotman centre. The new Centrum Building appears to be underused for research:part of it is converted as the new headquarters of the Big C charity and accounts department of UEA - not really the intended use. In 2015 an indicative masterplan was presented by UEA and NRP. The new Bob Champion, LEAF and Quadram buildings are on COL 1 land east of Hethersett Lane. The remainder of COL 1 and COL 2 land appears to be an aspiration for masses of undefined buildings and carparks part of which appear to lie outside the development boundary of the Research Park. Little attempt has been made incorporate in the plan the landscaped public spaces and recreational areas enshrined in the JCS and LP. There is no need for further greenfield sites to be allocated for the NRP in the foreseeable future.

The UEA plantation area adjacent Colney Lane was originally conceived as a woodland of mainly broadleaved trees. Site GNLP0244, adjacent the playing fields, is scheduled for a variety of uses and would involve the further removal of trees on this designated green field location. All of this would be in addition the trees planned to be felled to create rugby pitches in the 2016/0233 application for development of the much prized Yare Valley. These proposals would reduce the effectiveness of the plantation as a water storage area as identified by the Environment Agency potentially increasing future flood risks of the Yare. This area should be left alone.

GNLP0331, 63.55ha, in Colney, and 0307, 44.7 ha in Cringleford, could become major residential and commercial developments. Medical and research uses are also included.We feel that these aspects are already catered for within the NRP allocations.These proposals appear to conflict with both national and local plans aimed at protecting sensitive environmental areas.

The call for sites made in the GNLP embrace over 100ha in the Yare Valley stretching from Colney Lane to the bypass, filling in the last greenfield area separating Colney from Cringleford.

So far the Yare Valley parishes have played the planning game by the book with very little success. We expect this GNLP consultative process to prove us wrong (p. 104).

The research park footprint has changed little in nearly 20 years and is, effectively the area of the old research park, the hospital and various spin off businesses, now designated as science-park and health related developments. These spin off businesses apparently occupy underused space in the Genome building, part of the refurbished Enterprise Centre and various, aging, single storey, smaller buildings behind the Cotman centre. The new Centrum Building appears to be underused for research:part of it is converted as the new headquarters of the Big C charity and accounts department of UEA - not really the intended use. In 2015 an indicative masterplan was presented by UEA and NRP. The new Bob Champion, LEAF and Quadram buildings are on COL 1 land east of Hethersett Lane. The remainder of COL 1 and COL 2 land appears to be an aspiration for masses of undefined buildings and carparks part of which appear to lie outside the development boundary of the Research Park. Little attempt has been made incorporate in the plan the landscaped public spaces and recreational areas enshrined in the JCS and LP. There is no need for further greenfield sites to be allocated for the NRP in the foreseeable future.

The UEA plantation area adjacent Colney Lane was originally conceived as a woodland of mainly broadleaved trees. Site GNLP0244, adjacent the playing fields, is scheduled for a variety of uses and would involve the further removal of trees on this designated green field location. All of this would be in addition the trees planned to be felled to create rugby pitches in the 2016/0233 application for development of the much prized Yare Valley. These proposals would reduce the effectiveness of the plantation as a water storage area as identified by the Environment Agency potentially increasing future flood risks of the Yare. This area should be left alone.

GNLP0331, 63.55ha, in Colney, and 0307, 44.7 ha in Cringleford, could become major residential and commercial developments. Medical and research uses are also included.We feel that these aspects are already catered for within the NRP allocations.These proposals appear to conflict with both national and local plans aimed at protecting sensitive environmental areas.

The call for sites made in the GNLP embrace over 100ha in the Yare Valley stretching from Colney Lane to the bypass, filling in the last greenfield area separating Colney from Cringleford.

So far the Yare Valley parishes have played the planning game by the book with very little success. We expect this GNLP consultative process to prove us wrong (p. 104).