Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Object

Representation ID: 23065

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Hingham Town Council

Hingham Town Council object to any new sites being allocated for house building in revised local plans to 2038 until all existing allocations in current core strategies have been developed.
Hingham Town Council object to sites GNLP 0501 and GNLP0502 being deemed as unsuitable. Highways have commented that there is not an achievable highway access point, however the Town Council believe that this would be achievable, using land currently owned by the Town Council to create an access point onto Springfield Way.
A development in this location would give better pedestrian access (than GNLP0520) to the town’s sports facilities, village hall, library and small businesses in the Fairland and Market Place. Children would not have to cross the B1108 to access the primary school (as they would from GNLP0520). Although it is considered that this footway link would be more adequate than the footway link from GNLP0520 (Norwich Road), the need for a pedestrian priority crossing point on the B1108 would need to be addressed.
A development on GNLP0501 would be likely to have a less detrimental visual impact on the approach to Hingham than GNLP0520, although the development would need to provide a range of housing (to suit varied needs) and be in keeping with the Town. Hingham Town Council (if Hingham is forced to accept more development) would prefer to have smaller scale/phased development that that proposed by the promotor of GNLP0520
The site assessment also states that GNLP0501 has few or no flood constraints (GNLP0520 has high flood mitigation).
GNLP0501 and GNLP0502 is documented as being within the 3000m buffer zone to SSSI. In the context of the climate emergency, where several species of wildlife native to Britain are becoming extinct or at risk of extinction the Council are concerned to ensure that housing developments are not built on areas where rare species of wildlife may exist, or indeed, where extension of the urban area will contribute to the depletion of wildlife. Should housing development take place wildlife habitat should be preserved, protected, enhanced and improved.
The Town Council believe that a development on GNLP0501 in conjunction with land from GNLP0502 could provide a much needed extension to the playing field and sports centre car parking facilities, which are inadequate to support a growing community. Objections raised against development of GNLP0501 and GNLP0502 have focused on the problem of on road parking on Springfield Way and Watton Road during popular events held at the sports centre, development of these areas and provision of land for additional sports and car parking facilities could alleviate these issues with on road parking.
The Town Council consider that there needs to be a dialogue between the land owner/promoter/Hingham Town Council to further explore the feasibility of developing GNLP 0501 in conjunction with using land from GNLP0502 and an access point owned by the Town Council as the Council believe that this could bring substantial benefits to the community in terms of additional sports facilities and associated car parking. The Town Council therefore request that GNLP0501 (in conjunction with GNLP0502) be designated as a preferred option/feasible alternative to GNLP0520 , to which there are vehement objections

Object

Representation ID: 23066

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Hingham Town Council

Hingham Town Council object to any new sites being allocated for house building in revised local plans to 2038 until all existing allocations in current core strategies have been developed.
Hingham Town Council object to sites GNLP 0501 and GNLP0502 being deemed as unsuitable. Highways have commented that there is not an achievable highway access point, however the Town Council believe that this would be achievable, using land currently owned by the Town Council to create an access point onto Springfield Way.
A development in this location would give better pedestrian access (than GNLP0520) to the town’s sports facilities, village hall, library and small businesses in the Fairland and Market Place. Children would not have to cross the B1108 to access the primary school (as they would from GNLP0520). Although it is considered that this footway link would be more adequate than the footway link from GNLP0520 (Norwich Road), the need for a pedestrian priority crossing point on the B1108 would need to be addressed.
A development on GNLP0501 would be likely to have a less detrimental visual impact on the approach to Hingham than GNLP0520, although the development would need to provide a range of housing (to suit Hingham Town Council object to any new sites being allocated for house building in revised local plans to 2038 until all existing allocations in current core strategies have been developed.
Hingham Town Council object to sites GNLP 0501 and GNLP0502 being deemed as unsuitable. Highways have commented that there is not an achievable highway access point, however the Town Council believe that this would be achievable, using land currently owned by the Town Council to create an access point onto Springfield Way.
A development in this location would give better pedestrian access (than GNLP0520) to the town’s sports facilities, village hall, library and small businesses in the Fairland and Market Place. Children would not have to cross the B1108 to access the primary school (as they would from GNLP0520). Although it is considered that this footway link would be more adequate than the footway link from GNLP0520 (Norwich Road), the need for a pedestrian priority crossing point on the B1108 would need to be addressed.
A development on GNLP0501 would be likely to have a less detrimental visual impact on the approach to Hingham than GNLP0520, although the development would need to provide a range of housing (to suit

Support

Representation ID: 23067

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Hingham Town Council

Hingham Town Council object to any new sites being allocated for house building in revised local plans to 2038 until all existing allocations in current core strategies have been developed.
Hingham Town Council support the decision that site GNLP0544R is unsuitable for development.
The land is located off a narrow road without a continuous footway (with bends and poor visibility), which the infrastructure would not be suitable to sustain the additional traffic created by a development - the road is not be suitable to sustain the nature of the traffic during development/building. The additional traffic also would give rise to road safety concerns, being near the primary school and doctors surgery, an area already congested during school drop off and pick up times.