New, Revised and Small Sites

Breckland District Council
Comments on the GNLP Regulation 18

The Council are continuing to progress the Breckland Local Plan and anticipate that this will be adopted in Summer 2019. The Breckland Local Plan has a growth strategy for large scale development in Attleborough, Thetford and Snetterton which supports are shared aspirations for the A11 Cambridge to Norwich Tech Corridor, as well as further development proposed for the District's other Market Towns and Local Service Centres.

The Council note this further consultation highlights additional sites put forward for consideration for development. It is difficult at this stage to appreciate the potential impact of any one site put forward in this subsequent consultation, without a firm understanding of the GNDP overall strategy for growth.

The Council note that from the original call for sites, land bordering the west of Breckland District at Honingham Thorpe (360 hectares) have been put forward to GNDP for consideration to provide a new settlement of 4,000 homes, employment and a country park. Growth of this scale would have a significant impact on the surrounding parishes and the transport network; both the A47 and rural roads linked to the Honingham/Mattishall roundabout. As stated previously, wider consideration needs to be given the cumulative impacts of development upon infrastructure particularly associated implications of A47 dualling and planned growth at Attleborough and Thetford. Breckland Council would like to work closely with the GNDP to understand the implications for Breckland prior to any sites in bordering areas are identified as preferred options for allocation.