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Site Proposals document
Representation ID: 19647
Received: 20/12/2018
Respondent: Carole Daniels
Comments submitted during Stage B consultation.
I realise that councils have to identify sites to meet government targets and am commenting not on the devastating effect any development of this land would have on my own property, but the area as a whole.
1. The size of the plot is very large, extending from the Mid-Norfolk Railway almost to Wicklewood. There is already a major development proposed south of the B1172 London Road (application 2018/2758). If this site is also used, it would represent massive overdevelopment of a rural area and increasing encroachment on greenfield sites.
2. The eastern side of the site would adversely affect the nature of the historical area around Wymondham Abbey and its grounds, and also the river valley landscape.
3. The existing roads bordering the site are narrow and inadequate to cope with the resulting increase in traffic volumes. The western side of the site is not within reach of public transport and this would have a huge effect on traffic volumes in a rural setting. This would also impact on parking in the centre of Wymondham , which is already problematical at busy times.
4. As the proposed development is for 400 homes, this would have a detrimental effect on the already stretched healthcare services. There are only 2 doctor's surgeries and 3 NHS dental surgeries. When we moved to Wymondham 3 1/2 years ago, we had to wait over 2 years to enrol as patients at a dental practice.
5. There would be loss of habitat for wildlife in the area. Barn owls are regularly seen flying over land alongside Bradmans Lane, and we often see bats on summer evenings behind our house in London Road.
6. The new housing would not sit well with the existing older properties in the west of the town, particularly in the Cavick Road area.
7. Due to the size of the site, there would be traffic and noise disruption for quite a few years, as sites are usually built in phases, the early ones funding the later ones, as seen with the ongoing building work at the Oakwood Park development. As a lot of the new properties being built (eg in Norwich Common and West Gate Gardens) do not sell for a year or more, this could stretch the construction period of a large site to possibly 5 years.
I realise that councils have to identify sites to meet government targets and am commenting not on the devastating effect any development of this land would have on my own property, but the area as a whole.
1. The size of the plot is very large, extending from the Mid-Norfolk Railway almost to Wicklewood. There is already a major development proposed south of the B1172 London Road (application 2018/2758). If this site is also used, it would represent massive overdevelopment of a rural area and increasing encroachment on greenfield sites.
2. The eastern side of the site would adversely affect the nature of the historical area around Wymondham Abbey and its grounds, and also the river valley landscape.
3. The existing roads bordering the site are narrow and inadequate to cope with the resulting increase in traffic volumes. The western side of the site is not within reach of public transport and this would have a huge effect on traffic volumes in a rural setting. This would also impact on parking in the centre of Wymondham , which is already problematical at busy times.
4. As the proposed development is for 400 homes, this would have a detrimental effect on the already stretched healthcare services. There are only 2 doctor's surgeries and 3 NHS dental surgeries. When we moved to Wymondham 3 1/2 years ago, we had to wait over 2 years to enrol as patients at a dental practice.
5. There would be loss of habitat for wildlife in the area. Barn owls are regularly seen flying over land alongside Bradmans Lane, and we often see bats on summer evenings behind our house in London Road.
6. The new housing would not sit well with the existing older properties in the west of the town, particularly in the Cavick Road area.
7. Due to the size of the site, there would be traffic and noise disruption for quite a few years, as sites are usually built in phases, the early ones funding the later ones, as seen with the ongoing building work at the Oakwood Park development. As a lot of the new properties being built (eg in Norwich Common and West Gate Gardens) do not sell for a year or more, this could stretch the construction period of a large site to possibly 5 years.