Site Proposals document

Barford & Wramplingham Parish Council held two public meetings which were both very well attended with over 40 residents attending each meeting. The Parish Council created a Parish Plan in 2010 and the views of the residents within this are still valid and should be considered. Further concerns raised are as follows:
* Traffic - increased traffic with any development will be detrimental to the Parish which is predominantly served by narrow rural roads. There is no safe cycling route between the site and the main village centre.
* Pedestrian access - there are very limited footpaths in the Parish and no footpath from the site to the main village centre
* There are a lack of facilities within the village and poor public transport links. This will increase the use of cars and commuting which will affect many other areas as well as our parish.
* Flooding - Barford sewage system is already at capacity as has been regularly demonstrated by sewage egress into residents gardens.

Barford & Wramplingham Parish Council held two public meetings which were both very well attended with over 40 residents attending each meeting. The Parish Council created a Parish Plan in 2010 and the views of the residents within this are still valid and should be considered. Further concerns raised are as follows:
* Traffic - increased traffic with any development will be detrimental to the Parish which is predominantly served by narrow rural roads. There is no safe cycling route between the site and the main village centre.
* Pedestrian access - there are very limited footpaths in the Parish and no footpath from the site to the main village centre.
* There is a lack of facilities within the village and poor public transport links. This will increase the use of cars and commuting which will affect many other areas as well as our parish.
* Flooding - the run off surface water from this site would enter the Barford flood amelioration scheme which is already working at near capacity. Any increase in water would be seriously detrimental to residential properties within Barford village.
* Flooding - Barford sewage system is already at capacity as has been regularly demonstrated by sewage egress into residents' gardens.
* Any development in this area would ruin the open landscape nature of the Church environment.

Barford & Wramplingham Parish Council held two public meetings which were both very well attended with over 40 residents attending each meeting. The Parish Council created a Parish Plan in 2010 and the views of the residents within this are still valid and should be considered. Further concerns raised are as follows:
* Traffic - increased traffic with any development will be detrimental to the Parish which is predominantly served by narrow rural roads. There is no safe cycling route between the site and the main village centre.
* Pedestrian access - there are very limited footpaths in the Parish and no footpath from the site to the main village centre.
* There is a lack of facilities within the village and poor public transport links. This will increase the use of cars and commuting which will affect many other areas as well as our parish.
* Flooding - Whilst this site is not at risk of flooding, any water run off (which will be considerable), goes into the flood amelioration system in the village or into residents back gardens. Any development would therefore increase the risk of flooding within the area
* Flooding - Barford sewage system is already at capacity as has been regularly demonstrated by sewage egress into resident's gardens.
* The suggestion is also for a country park. The area is often waterlogged which makes it a very poor choice of site and there is the potential to add significant extra vehicles. Any ongoing maintenance costs would need to be considered to ensure that it did not become a liability to the community.
* The proposed development (including the so-called "country park") will have a very negative impact on the biodiversity and wildlife corridor of the Tiffey valley and will completely destroy the undeveloped and open character of the river valley, which currently separates the two villages of Barford and Wramplingham. We will thus lose the special rural characteristics of this area as defined by the South Norfolk Landscape Assessment 2001.

Barford & Wramplingham Parish Council held two public meetings which were both very well attended with over 40 residents attending each meeting. The Parish Council created a Parish Plan in 2010 and the views of the residents within this are still valid and should be considered. Further concerns raised are as follows:
* Traffic - increased traffic with any development will be detrimental to the Parish which is predominantly served by narrow rural roads. There is no safe cycling route between the site and the main village centre.
* Pedestrian access - there are very limited footpaths in the Parish and no footpath from the site to the main village centre
* There are a lack of facilities within the village and poor public transport links. This will increase the use of cars and commuting which will affect many other areas as well as our parish.
* Flooding - Barford sewage system is already at capacity as has been regularly demonstrated by sewage egress into residents gardens.
* Flooding - the lower part of the site may have the potential to be flooded.

Barford & Wramplingham Parish Council held two public meetings which were both very well attended with over 40 residents attending each meeting. The Parish Council created a Parish Plan in 2010 and the views of the residents within this are still valid and should be considered. Further concerns raised are as follows:

1) Poor roads in the vicinity, particularly narrow rural road making it difficult/dangerous for traffic from this site to reach the Watton road- mainly single track and hilly which is a problem in icy weather. Also route not suitable for pedestrians or cycles

2)Water run off will go into the river in the valley between in the Upper Yare area. It will put a significant amount of water in at a point where there are already significant problems. Barford bridge is too small to cope with the flow and there are ongoing historic issues with Marlingford Mill which is privately owned and therefore not within the control of the Authorities. There has also been a change in river management which has reduced the capacity to hold water. These 3 things are causing flooding of the highway and potential to flood residential property already without adding to the problem.

3)Development in Wymondham is increasing the water flowing along the River Tiffey. This river takes the overflow from the Barford flood system and then joins the River Yare at Swans Harbour, just before Marlingford Mill. Additional water in the Yare will have an impact on the Tiffey causing it to back up. This would jeopardise the Barford flood defence and also increase the risk of residential flooding in Wramplingham.

The documents makes mention of the "country park". We are opposed to this idea as we can see no merit in a country park on an area that is generally water-logged and which the Parish Council could not afford to maintain.