Site Proposals document

The site promoted has already been submitted into the previous call-for-sites process and has
been assigned the reference GNLP0485. The site is some 36ha in area and is located north of
Caistor Lane on the northern edge of the urban area comprising the linked villages of Framingham
Earl, Caistor St Edmund, Upper Stoke and Poringland. A Location Plan showing the location of the
site is contained at section 3 of this document.
The land is controlled by Glavenhill and is immediately available/deliverable to meet planned
housing targets and to address existing acknowledged shortfalls in accessible public open space
within this part of the Norwich Policy Area.
This promoted site can accommodate circa. 300 new dwellings, including affordable housing, and
a large area of permanent green infrastructure in the form of the new Caistor Country Park. This
24.5 ha area of new strategic green infrastructure can be delivered early in the Local Plan period
to offset growth impacts from on-going major developments at Caistor St Edmund, Poringland,
Hethersett and Wymondham on the Broads National Park.
The site is within a short walk-time of the Key Service Centre of Poringland and Framingham Earl.
The surrounding area contains a wide range of community facilities, including a primary and
secondary school, village halls and a community centre, GP surgeries, dentist surgery, post office,
library, public houses, a variety of other shops and services and a regular bus service into the City
of Norwich. The quantum of housing and green infrastructure proposed is considered appropriate
to the surrounding urban area.
This new park will be laid out as open space and new woodlands and will be equipped for a high
standard of recreation and leisure. It will have car access and parking accessed directly off Caistor
Lane.
The entire scheme has been designed to meet existing acknowledged green infrastructure
shortfalls in Broadland District and the Norwich Policy Area. It will deliver major public benefits to
existing residents within the linked villages of Framingham Earl, Caistor St Edmund, Upper Stoke
and Poringland. As such it is an appropriate location for the level of housing growth and green
infrastructure proposed.
Although the Country Park would constitute an abnormal cost in scheme delivery terms, the full
cost of laying-out the space, construction of the access road and car parking area, and supplying
and maintaining the play equipment proposed has been factored into the business plan.
The scheme has been devised having regard to planning guidance contained in the National
Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). This development will provide social gain through increased
recreation and sporting opportunities which leads to community development and social
inclusion; economic gains through making the linked settlements of Framingham Earl, Caistor St
Edmund, Upper Stoke and Poringland more attractive to housing and new business. The scheme
will also deliver net environmental gains for nature and improve existing and future residents'
quality of life.

This site on the south side of Caistor Lane, Caistor St Edmund is being promoted as a strategic
housing site delivering circa. 99 dwellings. The site has been previously promoted through the
emerging Greater Norwich Local Plan and assigned the reference GNLP0491. The promoted
scheme is further designed to enable the delivery of some 3ha of new green infrastructure to
meet existing public open space deficiencies in this part of the Norwich Policy Area.
Part of the land promoted already benefits from an extant planning permission (South Norfolk
Council reference 2014/1302/O) for 16 no new dwellings. In allowing the appeal the Planning
Inspector found that "...there would be no harm to the character and appearance of the area..."
from residential development and that "...the proposal would satisfy the environmental
dimension of sustainable development." This appeal decision (PINS reference
APP/L2630/W/15/3039128) is contained in Appendix F of this submission document for
information purposes. As such it is logical and entirely appropriate to allocate the GNLP0491 site
for further residential development to meet planned housing requirements within the Norwich
Policy Area.
The site is located on the northern edge of the wider Framingham Earl/Caistor St Edmund/Upper
Stoke/Poringland urban area that is within the Norwich Policy Area. The expanded and linked
villages have been a focus for major housing growth in South Norfolk Council area over recent
years. This part of the Norwich Policy Area is particularly sensitive due to the proximity of The
Broads. Specific parts of The Broads are designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special
Protection Area, Environmentally Sensitive Area, National Nature Reserve and Ramsar. The green
space being delivered over-and-above normal requirements is sufficiently large to be attractive to
for informal play and dog-walking to act as an alternative to visiting more sensitive sites including
The Broads.
The scheme proposed is highly sustainable as it will deliver net environmental gains for nature as
well as improving public health and community wellbeing within the Framingham Earl/Caistor St
Edmund/Upper Stoke/Poringland urban area.

On behalf of Glavenhill Strategic Land Limited, please find attached a response to the Regulation 18 consultation on site reference GNLP0483 Land West of Salhouse Road, Little Plumstead.

This large site on land off Green Lane West Rackheath is being promoted as a strategic housing
site to deliver circa. 300 dwellings. The site has been previously promoted through the emerging
Greater Norwich Local Plan and assigned the reference GNLP0478. The promoted scheme is
designed enable the delivery of the new Rackheath Country Park containing some 32ha of green
infrastructure to meet existing public open space deficiencies in this part of the Norwich Policy
Area.
The site is located within the Growth Triangle part of the Norwich Policy Area that is a focus for
major housing growth within the emerging Greater Norwich Local Plan period. This part of the
Norwich Policy Area is particularly sensitive due to the proximity of the river Yare and The Broads.
Specific parts of The Broads within this part of the Norwich Policy Area are designated Site of
Special Scientific Interest, Special Protection Area, Environmentally Sensitive Area, National
Nature Reserve and Ramsar. The area identified for the new Rackheath Country Park is large
enough for recreation and leisure purposes to be a realistic alternative to visiting The Broads.
As such the mixed-use scheme proposed is highly sustainable as it will deliver net environmental
gains for nature and improve public health and community wellbeing within Rackheath.
The site promoted through this representation has already been submitted into the previous callfor-
sites process and has been assigned the reference GNLP0478. The site is some 39.5 ha in area
and is located west of Green Lane West and bisected by the Northern Distributor Road (NNDR). A
Location Plan showing the location of the site is contained within Appendix B of this document.
The land is controlled by Glavenhill and is immediately available/deliverable to meet planned
housing targets and to address existing acknowledged shortfalls in accessible public open space
within this part of the Norwich Policy Area.
This site is being promoted for circa. 300 new dwellings, including affordable housing, and a large
area of permanent green infrastructure in the form of the new Rackheath Country Park. This 32ha
area of strategic green infrastructure can be delivered early in the Local Plan period to offset
growth impacts from on-going major housing developments at Rackheath, Beeston, Sprowston
and Catton on the Broads National Park.
It is envisaged that some 7.5 ha of land closest to Green Lane West and Wroxham Road north of
the Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NNDR) will be developed for housing, employment and
community facilities. The new Rackheath Country Park will be laid-out across 32ha of land either
side of the NNDR and may include sufficient space to also accommodate a new stadium for
Wroxham FC. This new park will be equipped for a high standard of recreation of leisure and will
have vehicular access and car parking directly off the new roundabout with Wroxham Road. The
quantum of housing and green infrastructure proposed in this instance is appropriate to the size
of the settlement of Rackheath.
The scheme has been designed to meet existing acknowledged green infrastructure shortfalls in
Broadland District and the Norwich Policy Area and will deliver a major public benefit to existing
residents within Rackheath. The village is identified in the approved Joint Core Strategy as a
Service Village. As such is an appropriate location for the level of housing growth and green
infrastructure proposed.
Although the Country Park would constitute an abnormal cost in scheme delivery terms, the full
cost of laying-out the space, construction of the access road and car parking area, and supplying
and maintaining the play equipment proposed has been factored into the business plan.
The scheme has been devised having regard to planning guidance contained in the National
Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). This development will provide social gain through increased
recreation and sporting opportunities which leads to community development and social
inclusion; economic gains through making the settlement of Rackheath more attractive to housing
and new business; and will net environmental gains for nature. In addition, the scheme promoted
will improve residents' quality of life.
The NPPG is very clear that green infrastructure is vitally important to the delivery of high quality
sustainable development. In this instance the green infrastructure is well planned and will
improve public health and community wellbeing within Rackheath. In addition, the proposals will
deliver wider environmental improvements; new opportunities for recreation and exercise to delivering mental and physical health benefits; and reduce air pollution and noise from the new
Norwich Northern Relief Road.
An indicative layout plan showing how the housing and green spaces areas could be laid-out and
accommodated with the site is contained in Appendix C of this document. The access designs for
the site showing the relevant geometry are also contained within Appendix D of this document. An opportunity exists to meet housing needs within the Growth Triangle that is the focus for
sustainable development within the Broadland District part of the Norwich Policy Area.
The site is well related to the City of Norwich, particularly Broadland Business Park and Norwich
Airport Industrial Estate, and local employment at Rackheath and Salhouse Road. Public transport
access to the site is being improved and the site is well related to existing services and facilities in
the Norwich fringe.
The opportunity exists to immediately deliver a large amount of housing to meet unmet housing
and the new 32ha Rackheath County Park. This is a significant amount of immediately deliverable
green infrastructure (approximately 75% of the size of Whitlingham Great Broad) that will go a
long way to meeting existing shortfalls in an accessible location within the Norwich Policy Area.
The mixed-use scheme proposed will also go a long way to reducing visitor pressures and harm to
The Broads.

1. Executive Summary

The proposed allocation site is well located in Mulbarton which is within the Norwich Policy Area. Mulbarton is located approximately 6 miles south of Norwich City Centre and 5 miles to the west of Wymondham. It is a mid-sized service village that provides a good range of services for its residents' day-to-day needs. These include a Doctors' Surgery, Dentist, Post Office, Mobile Library, community centres, children's nursery, infant and junior school, sports clubs, 2 supermarkets, hairdressers, Chinese/fish and chip takeaway, pub and regular bus services to and from Norwich.

Mulbarton is identified as a service village in the approved Joint Core Strategy. As a well-located key service village, Mulbarton is an appropriate place to accommodate new housing development.

The site makes a logical extension to the village to help accommodate future growth. It is not within an environmentally sensitive location where the NPPF would require development to be restricted. Technical Assessments have demonstrated that the site has the capacity to accommodate the proposed development in an acceptable manner and that impacts can be satisfactorily mitigated.

The Indicative Site Plan shows one way in which the site could be developed to accommodate up to 180 dwellings, a site for a new doctor's surgery, burial ground extension and an additional 9.81 ha of Green Infrastructure.

Clear benefits will arise from this proposal as follows:
* Immediately deliverable site to contribute towards housing supply;
* Delivery of affordable housing in line with Joint Core Strategy policy to help meet the significant under provision in affordable housing;
* Delivery of a site for a new Doctors Surgery to serve the village;
* Provision of land for an extension to the Church Burial Ground;
* Support to local shops and services. Both national and local planning policies seek to retain and enhance the provision of local services in rural areas. The new residents from the development will help to support the viability of local services in Mulbarton and, therefore, aid their continued provision;
* Delivery of new public open space with the ability to provide additional Green Infrastructure to the north of Norwich Road if desirable;
* Delivery of a new roundabout and highway/footway improvements which will help to slow down traffic on the approach into the village;
* Connection into and upgrade of existing pedestrian route through Churchyard to south of site to provide shared footway/cycleway access to the Common and upgrade to footway along The Common.
* Financial contribution towards improving kitchen and toilet facilities at the Church to enable increased community use;Provision of dropped kerb crossing point to enable pedestrian access to Farm Shop at Paddock Farm.
* Delivery of over £1,187,000 New Homes Bonus over 4 years to Norfolk County Council and South Norfolk Council to use locally. It is considered that this should be used to help facilitate the delivery of the new Doctors Surgery.

There are no overriding constraints that would prevent this site from being developed and Glavenhill Strategic Land respectfully request that it be allocated in the Greater Norwich Local Plan.

2. Site Introduction and Description

A larger version of this site was promoted by Glavenhill Strategic Land through the July 2016 'call for sites' process for residential development of up to 254 homes, a new Norwich Road Park containing 9.81 hectares of green infrastructure, Primary School site and residential care home for the elderly.

The size of this site has now been reduced following further assessment and is shown on the site plan at Section 3. below. The site could accommodate up to 180 homes, a new doctors surgery to serve the village and an extension to the Church burial ground. The site now extends to 13.27 hectares (including public open space, landscaping and surface water attenuation measures). There is further land available for additional green infrastructure to the north of Norwich Road if considered necessary.

The site is located to the north-east of the village adjoining the existing development boundary. At its northern end it abuts the B1113 Norwich Road which runs north-south through the village linking it with Norwich to the north and Bracon Ash and New Buckenham to the south. It also provides a link to the B1135 Wymondham Road to Hethel Engineering and onwards to the A11.

The site comprises 3 arable fields which are each substantially enclosed by boundary hedging. The north-west boundary to the B1113 Norwich Road is, however, open on the approach into the village allowing views across to the listed Paddock Farm.

The site is largely bordered by existing development to the south and west. The north-east corner of the site adjoins the rear gardens of residential properties fronting the B1113 Norwich Road. Existing houses and gardens on Saint Omer Close form a wedge of existing development between the two northern fields and southern field. These houses are separated from the northern two fields by an area of existing grass and scrubby shrubs. The southern field adjoins residential curtilages and small farmsteads to the south and west. To the east of the site are large agricultural fields and a public footpath runs east west across these and along the southern boundary of the site providing pedestrian access to Mulbarton Parish Church and Mulbarton Common to the south.

Mulbarton is located approximately 6 miles south of Norwich City Centre and 5 miles to the west of Wymondham. It is a mid-sized service village that provides a good range of services for its residents' day-to-day needs. These include a Doctors' Surgery, Dentist, Post Office, Mobile Library, community centres, children's nursery, infant and junior school, sports clubs, 2 supermarkets, hairdressers, Chinese/fish and chip takeaway, pub and regular bus services to and from Norwich.

Mulbarton Infant and Junior Schools are located on The Common and are easily accessible from the site. The site is also well located to take advantage of existing bus stops located on the B1113 Norwich Road within circa 500m of the site, i.e. approximately a ten-minute walk. Half hourly services are available to Norwich.

4. Site Opportunities

Glavenhill Strategic Land have signed a promotion agreement with the landowner on this site and are committed to securing outline planning permission on it and ensuring that it is marketed to an active housebuilder within the next 2 years.

The existing JCS identifies Mulbarton as being within the Norwich Policy Area (NPA). The NPA has been designated to accommodate the majority of planned growth for the Greater Norwich Area due to its close proximity to Norwich and the ability to provide sustainable development both in terms of transport connectivity and the proximity of jobs and services. Whichever of the 6 growth options are chosen, a significant proportion of new development should be directed to Norwich and its immediately surrounding villages, where there is capacity. This is a sustainable approach to locating new housing.

Existing JCS Policy 15 lists Mulbarton as a Service Village suitable to accommodate some housing development. Mulbarton is within easy commuting distance of employment opportunities within Norwich City Centre, the Norwich Research Park, UEA and University Hospital and Hethel Engineering Centre. It is a village where people want to live evidenced by the take up of new housing development that has already taken place in the village. Provision of additional new housing in the village will assist in providing a co-ordinated approach to future jobs growth in the key employment locations specified above.

Mulbarton Neighbourhood Plan policy HOU1 details that new development should be directed to the north of the village. This site meets that requirement and the following summaries of technical assessment work undertaken to date, demonstrate that this site has capacity to accommodate housing growth in conjunction with new local facilities to serve the village.

The indicative site plan (Figure 2 below) shows how this site could be developed to accommodate up to 180 dwellings, a site for a new doctor's surgery to serve the whole village, as well as an extension to the burial ground for the adjacent Church because the existing one is now nearing capacity. Open space areas to serve the development include a new northern Common at the entrance to the village. An additional 9.81ha of green infrastructure to serve wider deficiencies within the area could also be provided to the north of Norwich Road at the entrance to the village. This is also indicated on the plan.

Access to the site would be provided by a new roundabout junction at the entrance to the village. This would assist in slowing down traffic on the approach to the village and would also ensure that the majority of traffic arising from the new development would not need to drive into and out of the village itself for journeys to work. A new doctors surgery site in this location would also help to reduce existing congestion around the school and car park on the Common. A new pedestrian link will be created from the existing footpath to the east of the Church yard to provide direct access from the site to the Common and a safe walk to school route. A dropped kerb crossing point on the Norwich Road will be provided to enable new residents to access the Farm shop at Paddock Farm.

1. Executive Summary

The site is well located in Hethersett which is within the Norwich Policy Area and within 7 miles of higher order services and employment opportunities in Norwich City Centre and jobs at Norwich Research Park (3 miles). The village has a wide range of facilities, local employment opportunities and a regular peak-time bus service connecting the site with the main population centres of Norwich and Wymondham.

Hethersett is identified as a key Service Village in the approved Joint Core Strategy. As a well located key service village, Hethersett is an appropriate place to accommodate new housing development.

The allocation site makes a logical extension to the village to help accommodate future growth and is of appropriate scale for its location and to provide a choice of sites to aid delivery in a village that already has a major strategic housing allocation to the north.

The Preferred Development Option Plan shows one way in which the site could be developed to accommodate in the region of 40 dwellings and/or sheltered housing and/or housing with care for the elderly and a 3.08 ha park.

This site could be combined with neighbouring site GNLP481 which could provide a care home and additional housing with care. The care home on site GNLP481 would provide the centre and facilities for care provision across the combined sites. Both sites are under the control of Glavenhill Strategic Land.

In addition to general housing need in this area there is also a particular need for care facilities for the elderly in this location due to the aging population and this site could help to serve that particular need.

The site will not have a significant adverse impact upon the character and setting of the village, or the strategic gap between Hethersett and Wymondham as the layout can be designed to address this as set out within the Chris Blandford Associates report.

The site also offers provision of significant green infrastructure to serve both this site and wider green infrastructure deficiencies within the area. There is also the opportunity to combine this site with GNLP481 to enable the provision of a larger Park across the two sites totalling 6.19 ha.

There are no overriding constraints that would prevent this site from being developed and Glavenhill Strategic Land respectfully request that it be allocated in the Greater Norwich Local Plan.

2. Site Introduction and Description

This site is located immediately to the south of existing residential development on the southwest side of New Road Hethersett. It extends up to the junction with the B1172. Existing residential development to the north-east of New Road faces the site. The site is immediately adjacent to the defined settlement boundary of Hethersett. This 4.64 ha site was previously put forward as a potential allocation to the Call for Sites consultation in July 2016 together with neighbouring site GNLP481. Both sites could be developed together.

The site comprises open arable fields. It is bounded by a wide grass verge and mature 4-metre high hedge along most of its frontage with the B1172. There is a pavement on both sides of the B1172. The boundary to New Road comprises 1.5-metre high mature hedging interspersed with individual oak trees. There is an existing pavement along the north-east side of New Road and bus stops either side of the road with services to Norwich and Wymondham.

4. Site Opportunities

Hethersett is located within the Norwich Policy Area within 7 miles of Norwich City Centre. It is a designated Key Service Centre within the Joint Core Strategy and contains a wide range of facilities including a primary and secondary school; village hall and community centre; a GP surgery; post office; library; public houses; offices to rent and a variety of extended hours shops and services. There are local employment opportunities and a regular peak-time bus service
connecting the site with the main population centres of Norwich and Wymondham. The bus services are First Bus 13A/B/C, 15 and Konect Bus 6/6A. The nearest bus stops are opposite the site on New Road. This is, therefore, a sustainable location to accommodate additional homes.

The Preferred Development Option Plan (Figure 2 below) shows one way in which the site could be developed to accommodate in the region of 40 dwellings and/or sheltered housing and/or housing with care for the elderly and a 3.08 ha park.

In addition to general housing there is a particular need for care home/housing with care facilities within this area due to the aging population and this site could help to meet that need.

This site could provide housing with care and be combined with GNLP481 which could provide a care home and additional housing with care. The care home on site GNLP481 would provide the centre and facilities for care provision across the combined sites.

This would also enable the provision of a larger Park across the two sites totalling 6.19 ha which would make a significant contribution to strategic green infrastructure provision to serve the wider population in an area where there are deficiencies.

Access to the site can be achieved from New Road as shown on the Access Plan below(attached):

The site has no over-riding constraints that would prevent its development (see site assessment under section 6).

1. Executive Summary

The proposed allocation site is well located in Hethersett which is within the Norwich Policy Area and within 7 miles of higher order services and employment opportunities in Norwich City Centre and jobs at Norwich Research Park (3 miles). The village has a wide range of facilities, local employment opportunities and a regular peak-time bus service connecting the site with the main
population centres of Norwich and Wymondham.

Hethersett is identified as a Key Service Village in the approved Joint Core Strategy. As a welllocated key service village, Hethersett is an appropriate place to accommodate new housing development.

The proposed allocation site makes a logical extension to the village to help accommodate future growth and is of appropriate scale for its location and to provide a choice of sites to aid delivery in a village that already has a major strategic housing allocation to the north.

The Preferred Development Option Plan (Figure 2) shows one way in which the site could be developed to accommodate in the region of 50 dwellings and/or a care home, and/or sheltered housing and/or housing with care for the elderly and a 3.14 ha park.

This site could provide a care home and housing with care and be combined with GNLP480 which could provide additional housing with care. The care home on this site would provide the centre and facilities for care provision across the combined sites. Both sites are under the control of Glavenhill Strategic Land.

In addition to general housing need in this area there is also a particular need for care facilities for the elderly in this location due to the aging population and this site could help to serve that particular need.

The site will not have a significant adverse impact upon the character and setting of the village, or the strategic gap between Hethersett and Wymondham as the layout can be designed to address this as set out within the Chris Blandford Associates report.

The site also offers provision of significant green infrastructure to serve both this site and wider green infrastructure deficiencies within the area. There is also the opportunity to combine this site with GNLP481 to enable the provision of a larger Park across the two sites totalling 6.19 ha.

There are no overriding constraints that would prevent this site from being developed and Glavenhill Strategic Land respectfully request that it be allocated in the Greater Norwich Local Plan.

2. Site Introduction and Description

This site is located immediately to the north and east of existing residential properties fronting the B1172. An access point is available from the B1172 with 90m visibility splays in both directions. The site comprises an arable field and extends up to an existing field boundary to the north. To the east is an arable field which borders New Road. This is site GNLP480 and both are under the
control of Glavenhill Strategic Land and could be developed together. This 4.82 ha site was previously put forward as a potential allocation to the Call for Sites consultation in July 2016.

There is an existing pavement along the B1172 past the site entrance and providing access via a crossing point to a bus stop on the south side of the B1172 opposite the New Road junction and additional bus stops on New Road. These provide services to Norwich and Wymondham.

4. Site Opportunities

Hethersett is located within the Norwich Policy Area within 7 miles of Norwich City Centre. It is a designated Key Service Centre within the Joint Core Strategy and contains a wide range of facilities including a primary and secondary school; village hall and community centre; a GP surgery; post office; library; public houses; offices to rent and a variety of extended hours shops and services. There are local employment opportunities and a regular peak-time bus service connecting the site with the main population centres of Norwich and Wymondham. The bus services are First Bus 13A/B/C, 15 and Konect Bus 6/6A. The nearest bus stops are opposite the New Road junction on the B1172 and on New Road. This is, therefore, a sustainable location to accommodate additional homes.

The Preferred Development Option Plan (Figure 2) shows one way in which the site could be developed to accommodate in the region of 50 dwellings and/or a care home, and/or sheltered housing and/or housing with care for the elderly and a 3.14 ha park.

In addition to general housing there is a particular need for care home/housing with care facilities within this area due to the aging population and this site could help to meet that need.

This site could provide a care home and housing with care and be combined with GNLP480 which could provide additional housing with care. The carehome on this site would provide the centre and facilities for care provision across the combined sites.

This would also enable the provision of a larger Park across the two sites totalling 6.19 ha which would make a significant contribution to strategic green infrastructure provision to serve the wider population in an area where there are deficiencies.

The site could be accessed from the B1172 and the Indicative Access Arrangements Plan at Figure 3 shows how this could be achieved with 90m visibility splays in both directions.

There are no over-riding constraints that would prevent development of this site as evidenced by the site assessment at Section 6.

These representations are submitted of behalf of Glavenhill (Number 8) Limited (Glavenhill) in
response to the Greater Norwich Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation and relate primarily to
Land to the south of School Lane, Little Melton (hereon in referred to as the proposed allocation
site) (see Section 3 for site extent).
These representations follow on from the Site's submission to the 'call for sites' consultation in
July 2016.
The Site was promoted at that time as two separate land parcels (the northern land parcel which
is located to the immediate south of School Lane was promoted as 'Little Melton 1' and the land
parcel to the immediate east of Burnthouse Lane was promoted as 'Little Melton 2').
Both sites have been considered by the Greater Norwich Growth Board and are assessed for their
suitability for residential development within the Housing and Employment Land Availability
Assessment (December 2017) (HELAA) which is released in support of this Regulation 18
Consultation under site references: GNLP0495 and GNLP0477, respectively.
The sites have since the Call for Sites exercise been combined and refined in their extent and have
been assessed by Glavenhill for their suitability for housing in their combined form. The resulting
site (as shown at Section 3) is currently the subject of an outline planning application for
residential development. The application is pending determination with no outstanding technical
objections from statutory consultees. The application documentation and consultee responses
submitted and received to date, are referred to in these representations as demonstration of the
site's suitability and deliverability for residential use and to assist in clarifying the queries raised by
the Greater Norwich Growth Board on the site within the HELAA.
Glavenhill has considered the Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan and provide comment on the
suitability or otherwise of the proposed Growth Options, including the level and distribution of
this growth. Glavenhill has serious concerns over the Greater Norwich Growth Board's (GNGB)
calculation of the overall housing requirement and provide a suggested alternative requirement.
It is Glavenhill's submission that the proposed housing growth is best accommodated through the allocation of a new settlement in the Cambridge-Norwich Tech Corridor, alongside a range of less strategic sites that should to be located in sustainable locations in and around existing sustainable settlements. The allocation of Land to the south of School Lane, Little Melton should form part of that Strategy.
The proposed allocation site has been demonstrated through the planning application process to
be sustainably located on the edge of the Service Village of Little Melton and within the Norwich Policy Area. The site is an appropriate and sustainable place to accommodate new housing
development.
Contrary to the conclusions of the HELAA, the proposed allocation site has been demonstrated
through the planning application process to be safely accessed via School Lane and not to have a
severe impact upon the local transport network. There is sufficient capacity within the local utility
network to accommodate residential development at the site and the impact of such
development on the local townscape can be effectively controlled.
There are no overriding constraints that would prevent the site from being developed for housing
within the early stages of the Plan Period and Glavenhill respectfully request it be allocated within
the emerging Local Plan. 2. Site Introduction and Description
Introduction
These representations are submitted of behalf of Glavenhill (Number 8) Limited (Glavenhill) in
response to the Greater Norwich Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation and relate primarily to
Land to the south of School Lane, Little Melton (hereon in referred to as the 'proposed allocation
site') (see Section 3 for site extent).
These representations follow on from the proposed allocation site's submission to the 'call for
sites' consultation in July 2016.
The site was promoted at that time as two separate land parcels (the northern land parcel which
is located to the immediate south of School Lane was promoted as 'Little Melton 1' and the land
parcel to the immediate east of Burnthouse Lane was promoted as 'Little Melton 2').
Both sites have been considered by the Greater Norwich Growth Board (GNGB) and are assessed
for their suitability for residential development within the Housing and Employment Land
Availability Assessment (December 2017) (HELAA) which is released in support of this Regulation
18 Consultation under site references: GNLP0495 and GNLP0477, respectfully.
The sites have since the Call for Sites exercise been combined and refined in their extent and have
been assessed by Glavenhill for their suitability for housing in their combined form. The resulting
proposed allocation site (as shown on Figure 1 at Section 3) is currently the subject of an outline
planning application for residential development (LPA reference 2017/2843). The application is
pending determination with no outstanding technical objections from statutory consultees. The
application documentation and consultee responses submitted and received to date are referred
to in these representations as demonstration of the site's suitability and deliverability for
residential use and to assist in clarifying the queries raised by the GNGB on the site within the
HELAA.The planning application documentation is not enclosed with these representations due to its size
but can be obtained from South Norfolk's Public Access database under the aforementioned
planning application reference.
Site and Surroundings
The proposed allocation site is located to the southern side of the village of Little Melton within
the District of South Norfolk.
The proposed allocation site comprises two connected land parcels within the same, single
ownership. The northern parcel is bound by School Lane to the north, a well established hedge
and tree belt and the Village Apartments holiday complex beyond to the south and east and a
residential property and its curtilage (20 School Lane) to the west.The northern parcel is joined to the southern parcel by an area of grassland to the rear of no. 20
School Lane.
The southern parcel is larger in area and is bound to the north by well established scrub land of
some ecological value and residential properties beyond. The western boundary is delineated by a
well established hedgerow with Burnthouse Lane beyond. The southern boundary is currently
unmarked. The eastern boundary is marked by a well established tree and hedge line with the
Village Apartments beyond.
There are no ecological designations on the proposed allocation site.
There are no listed buildings on the proposed allocation site, albeit the barn at Elm Farm to the
immediate east of the site, is Grade II Listed. The site is not located within or in close proximity to,
a conservation area.
The proposed allocation site is located in Flood Zone 1 and is at low risk of flooding.

These representations are submitted of behalf of Glavenhill (Number 8) Limited (Glavenhill) in
response to the Greater Norwich Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation and relate primarily to
Land to the south of School Lane, Little Melton (hereon in referred to as the proposed allocation
site) (see Section 3 for site extent).
These representations follow on from the Site's submission to the 'call for sites' consultation in
July 2016.
The Site was promoted at that time as two separate land parcels (the northern land parcel which
is located to the immediate south of School Lane was promoted as 'Little Melton 1' and the land
parcel to the immediate east of Burnthouse Lane was promoted as 'Little Melton 2').
Both sites have been considered by the Greater Norwich Growth Board and are assessed for their
suitability for residential development within the Housing and Employment Land Availability
Assessment (December 2017) (HELAA) which is released in support of this Regulation 18
Consultation under site references: GNLP0495 and GNLP0477, respectively.
The sites have since the Call for Sites exercise been combined and refined in their extent and have
been assessed by Glavenhill for their suitability for housing in their combined form. The resulting
site (as shown at Section 3) is currently the subject of an outline planning application for
residential development. The application is pending determination with no outstanding technical
objections from statutory consultees. The application documentation and consultee responses
submitted and received to date, are referred to in these representations as demonstration of the
site's suitability and deliverability for residential use and to assist in clarifying the queries raised by
the Greater Norwich Growth Board on the site within the HELAA.
Glavenhill has considered the Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan and provide comment on the
suitability or otherwise of the proposed Growth Options, including the level and distribution of
this growth. Glavenhill has serious concerns over the Greater Norwich Growth Board's (GNGB)
calculation of the overall housing requirement and provide a suggested alternative requirement.
It is Glavenhill's submission that the proposed housing growth is best accommodated through the allocation of a new settlement in the Cambridge-Norwich Tech Corridor, alongside a range of less strategic sites that should to be located in sustainable locations in and around existing sustainable settlements. The allocation of Land to the south of School Lane, Little Melton should form part of that Strategy.
The proposed allocation site has been demonstrated through the planning application process to
be sustainably located on the edge of the Service Village of Little Melton and within the Norwich Policy Area. The site is an appropriate and sustainable place to accommodate new housing
development.
Contrary to the conclusions of the HELAA, the proposed allocation site has been demonstrated
through the planning application process to be safely accessed via School Lane and not to have a
severe impact upon the local transport network. There is sufficient capacity within the local utility
network to accommodate residential development at the site and the impact of such
development on the local townscape can be effectively controlled.
There are no overriding constraints that would prevent the site from being developed for housing
within the early stages of the Plan Period and Glavenhill respectfully request it be allocated within
the emerging Local Plan. 2. Site Introduction and Description
Introduction
These representations are submitted of behalf of Glavenhill (Number 8) Limited (Glavenhill) in
response to the Greater Norwich Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation and relate primarily to
Land to the south of School Lane, Little Melton (hereon in referred to as the 'proposed allocation
site') (see Section 3 for site extent).
These representations follow on from the proposed allocation site's submission to the 'call for
sites' consultation in July 2016.
The site was promoted at that time as two separate land parcels (the northern land parcel which
is located to the immediate south of School Lane was promoted as 'Little Melton 1' and the land
parcel to the immediate east of Burnthouse Lane was promoted as 'Little Melton 2').
Both sites have been considered by the Greater Norwich Growth Board (GNGB) and are assessed
for their suitability for residential development within the Housing and Employment Land
Availability Assessment (December 2017) (HELAA) which is released in support of this Regulation
18 Consultation under site references: GNLP0495 and GNLP0477, respectfully.
The sites have since the Call for Sites exercise been combined and refined in their extent and have
been assessed by Glavenhill for their suitability for housing in their combined form. The resulting
proposed allocation site (as shown on Figure 1 at Section 3) is currently the subject of an outline
planning application for residential development (LPA reference 2017/2843). The application is
pending determination with no outstanding technical objections from statutory consultees. The
application documentation and consultee responses submitted and received to date are referred
to in these representations as demonstration of the site's suitability and deliverability for
residential use and to assist in clarifying the queries raised by the GNGB on the site within the
HELAA.The planning application documentation is not enclosed with these representations due to its size
but can be obtained from South Norfolk's Public Access database under the aforementioned
planning application reference.
Site and Surroundings
The proposed allocation site is located to the southern side of the village of Little Melton within
the District of South Norfolk.
The proposed allocation site comprises two connected land parcels within the same, single
ownership. The northern parcel is bound by School Lane to the north, a well established hedge
and tree belt and the Village Apartments holiday complex beyond to the south and east and a
residential property and its curtilage (20 School Lane) to the west.The northern parcel is joined to the southern parcel by an area of grassland to the rear of no. 20
School Lane.
The southern parcel is larger in area and is bound to the north by well established scrub land of
some ecological value and residential properties beyond. The western boundary is delineated by a
well established hedgerow with Burnthouse Lane beyond. The southern boundary is currently
unmarked. The eastern boundary is marked by a well established tree and hedge line with the
Village Apartments beyond.
There are no ecological designations on the proposed allocation site.
There are no listed buildings on the proposed allocation site, albeit the barn at Elm Farm to the
immediate east of the site, is Grade II Listed. The site is not located within or in close proximity to,
a conservation area.
The proposed allocation site is located in Flood Zone 1 and is at low risk of flooding.

1. Executive Summary

These representations are submitted of behalf of Glavenhill (Number 10) Limited (Glavenhill) in response to the Greater Norwich Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation and relate primarily to Land to the rear of 16 Poringland Road, Upper Stoke (hereon in referred to as the 'proposed allocation site') (see Section 3 for site extent).

These representations follow on from the proposed allocation site's submission to the Greater Norwich Local Plan 'Call for Sites' consultation in July 2016.

The proposed allocation site has been considered by the Greater Norwich Growth Board and is assessed for its suitability for residential development within the Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (December 2017) (HELAA) which is released in support of this Regulation 18 Consultation under site reference: GNLP0494.

The proposed allocation site has since the Call for Sites exercise been assessed by Glavenhill's project team for its suitability for housing and an application for outline planning permission was submitted to South Norfolk District Council in December 2017 (LPA reference: 2017/2871). The application is pending determination. The application documentation and consultee responses submitted and received to date are referred to in these representations as demonstration of the proposed allocation site's suitability and deliverability for residential use and to assist in clarifying
those queries raised by the Greater Norwich Growth Board (GNGB) on the site within the HELAA.

Glavenhill has considered the draft Greater Norwich Local Plan and provide comment on the suitability or otherwise of the proposed Growth Options, including the level and distribution of this growth. Glavenhill has serious concerns over the GNGB's calculation of the overall housing requirement and provide a suggested alternative requirement.

It is Glavenhill's submission that the proposed housing growth is best accommodated through the allocation of a new settlement in the Cambridge-Norwich Tech Corridor, alongside a range of less strategic sites that should be located in sustainable locations in and around existing sustainable
settlements.

The allocation of Land to the rear of 16 Poringland Road, Upper Stoke, should form part of that Strategy.

The proposed allocation site has been demonstrated through the planning application process to be sustainably located on the edge of the Key Service Centre of Poringland and within the Norwich Policy Area. The proposed allocation site is an appropriate and sustainable place to accommodate new housing development.

Contrary to the conclusions of the HELAA, the site has been demonstrated through the planning application process to be safely and appropriately accessed from Poringland Road and to have easy access to a range of local services.

In clarification of the HELAA constraints and opportunities assessment, the proposed allocation site is not at significant risk of flooding or contamination and housing development can be accommodated within the capacity of the local sewer network.

There are no overriding constraints that would prevent the proposed allocation site from being developed for housing within the early stages of the Plan Period and Glavenhill respectfully request it be allocated within the emerging Greater Norwich Local Plan.