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Norfolk County Council, as landowner, supports this allocation and has submitted a Statement of Common Ground that explains that the site is available, suitable and deliverable for development in the earlier part of the plan period.

Norfolk County Council, as landowner, supports this allocation and has submitted a Statement of Common Ground that explains that the site is available, suitable and deliverable for development in the earlier part of the plan period.

Norfolk County Council, as landowner, supports this allocation and has submitted a Statement of Common Ground that explains that the site is available, suitable and deliverable for development in the earlier part of the plan period.

Flexibility within Policy SWA1 (and GNLP0382) should be given to provide access from either Burlingham Road to the north, or Chamery Hall Lane from the south, as part of a robust approach to the comprehensive masterplanning of the site.

To achieve this, the policy should be re-worded as follows

Policy GNLP0382: Land north of Chamery Hall Lane, South Walsham
Land north of Chamery Hall Lane, South Walsham (approx. 1.12ha) is allocated for residential development. The site is likely to accommodate approximately 25 homes.
More homes may be accommodated, subject to an acceptable design and layout as well as infrastructure constraints.
The development will be expected to address the following specific matters:
1. Single vehicular access to serve GNLP0378 and SWA1 from either Burlingham Road to the north or Chamery Hall Lane from the south (with pedestrian and cycle access onto Burlingham Road through the existing SWA1 allocation) with a masterplan provided to ensure a cohesive development with that site.
2. Provision of adequate footpath improvements to ensure a safe and continuous pedestrian route between the development and the school, which may involve improvements to junctions throughout the village.

Whilst Norfolk County Council, as landowner, supports this allocation and has submitted a Statement of Common Ground that explains that the site is available, suitable and deliverable for development in the earlier part of the plan period, it would reserve the right to appear at the Examination, if necessary, to outline further the benefit of the suggested change to the wording of the policy.

Transport Note – Chameryhall Lane, South Walsham

This note has been prepared by Rossi Long Consulting (RLC) for Repton Property Developments Ltd. to summarise the work undertaken to date regarding the provision of suitable access to land north of Chameryhall Lane, South Walsham.
It is understood that the site has previously been considered by the HELAA Assessment as suitable for up to 30 dwellings, with preferred access taken from Burlingham Road to the north-east
of the site.
We also understand that the site is a preferred allocation in the emerging Reg. 19 Greater Norwich Local Plan which proposes to allocate the site for at least 25 dwellings. Attached to this note is a site access drawing prepared by RLC to investigate the feasibility of potential access from the site on to Chameryhall Lane to the south.
Consideration has been made to achieving appropriate visibility splays within client owned land.
As shown on the aforementioned drawing, visibility of approximately 160m can be provided, which accords with 85th percentile speeds of 53mph.
Whilst it is appreciated that the speed limit on Chameryhall Lane is de-restricted (i.e. 60mph), a speed survey recently undertaken suitably demonstrates that the 85th percentile speeds recorded were lower than the 60mph speed limit. Infact vehicular speeds were 51/52mph, which is less than the 53mph for which visibility splays of 160m were provided for on the attached drawing; therefore, the visibility splays can be considered
appropriate for this location.
As can also be seen by the attached drawing, a 4.8m wide access road is shown to be provided with radii of 6m. These can be enlarged should NCC Highways require or housing numbers increase.
Also taken into consideration is junction spacing with Burlingham Road and the existing layby on Chameryhall Lane to the west. In summary, the layby will likely either have to be stopped up or relocated to the west. It is understood that NCC own the field to the north and west of Chameryhall Lane, so there should be no third-party land required should the layby have to be relocated.

It is also anticipated that pedestrian access will be required at some stage to Burlingham Road. This could be provided via a small strip of land shown on the Architect’s drawing to the north-east of the site, or possibly by the public highway on Burlingham Road.
Whilst there is a short gap in footway provision from Chameryhall Lane to Burlingham Road, the carriageway is one-way at this point which should permit a reduction in carriageway width to provide the required footway.
Therefore, the work undertaken as set out above demonstrates that an access can be provided to
GNLP0382 that can serve this site and land within allocated policy SWA1 (land to the north of GNLP0382).

The recommended next steps are to undertake further discussions with the Local Highway Authority, Norfolk County Council to consider an appropriate solution.

Norfolk County Council, as landowner, supports this allocation and has submitted a Statement of Common Ground that explains that the site is available, suitable and deliverable for development in the earlier part of the plan period.

Flexibility within Policy SWA1 (and GNLP0382) should be given to provide access from either Burlingham Road to the north, or Chamery Hall Lane from the south, as part of a robust approach to the comprehensive masterplanning of the site.

Policy SWA1: Land to the rear of Burlingham Road/St Marys Close, South Walsham
Land to the rear of Burlingham Road/St Marys Close, South Walsham (of approx. 0.68ha) is allocated for residential development. This will accommodate at least 20 homes.
More homes may be accommodated, subject to an acceptable design and layout being achieved.
The development will be expected to address the following specific matters:
1. Single vehicular access to serve GNLP0378 and SWA1 from either Burlingham Road to the north or Chamery Hall Lane from the south (with pedestrian and cycle access onto Burlingham Road through the existing SWA1 allocation), with a masterplan provided to ensure a cohesive development with that site.
2. A sustainable drainage system (SUDS) should be provided. If this is not possible then restricted discharge to watercourse or surface water sewer may be required.
3. Compensatory provision for the loss of recreational space may be required.

Transport Note – Chameryhall Lane, South Walsham

This note has been prepared by Rossi Long Consulting (RLC) for Repton Property Developments Ltd. to summarise the work undertaken to date regarding the provision of suitable access to land north of Chameryhall Lane, South Walsham.

It is understood that the site has previously been considered by the HELAA Assessment as suitable for up to 30 dwellings, with preferred access taken from Burlingham Road to the north-east
of the site.

We also understand that the site is a preferred allocation in the emerging Reg. 19 Greater Norwich Local Plan which proposes to allocate the site for at least 25 dwellings. Attached to this note is a site access drawing prepared by RLC to investigate the feasibility of potential access from the site on to Chameryhall Lane to the south.
Consideration has been made to achieving appropriate visibility splays within client owned land.
As shown on the aforementioned drawing, visibility of approximately 160m can be provided, which accords with 85th percentile speeds of 53mph.

Whilst it is appreciated that the speed limit on Chameryhall Lane is de-restricted (i.e. 60mph), a
speed survey recently undertaken suitably demonstrates that the 85th percentile speeds recorded were lower than the 60mph speed limit.

Infact vehicular speeds were 51/52mph, which is less than the 53mph for which visibility splays of 160m were provided for on the attached drawing; therefore, the visibility splays can be considered appropriate for this location.

As can also be seen by the attached drawing, a 4.8m wide access road is shown to be provided with radii of 6m. These can be enlarged should NCC Highways require or housing numbers increase.

Also taken into consideration is junction spacing with Burlingham Road and the existing layby on Chameryhall Lane to the west. In summary, the layby will likely either have to be stopped up or relocated to the west. It is understood that NCC own the field to the north and west of Chameryhall Lane, so there should be no third-party land required should the layby have to be relocated.

It is also anticipated that pedestrian access will be required at some stage to Burlingham Road. This could be provided via a small strip of land shown on the Architect’s drawing to the north-east of the site, or possibly by the public highway on Burlingham Road.

Whilst there is a short gap in footway provision from Chameryhall Lane to Burlingham Road, the carriageway is one-way at this point which should permit a reduction in carriageway width to provide the required footway.

Therefore, the work undertaken as set out above demonstrates that an access can be provided to GNLP0382 that can serve this site and land within allocated policy SWA1 (land to the north of GNLP0382).

Norfolk County Council, as landowner, supports this allocation and has submitted a Statement of Common Ground that explains that the site is available, suitable and deliverable for development in the earlier part of the plan period.

It is considered that the change to the settlement boundary should be made, as illustrated in the attached plan, for the reasons outlined in question 5.

The Blofield settlement boundary, as drafted at Regulation 19 stage, fails to properly reflect the key service centre designation of the village by excluding recent and planned development (notably in the northern part of the village including current proposals that will concentrate new development and enhanced facilities in the area east of Plantation Road) from the settlement boundary shown on the Blofield Map.

Norfolk County Council own two parcels of land east of Plantation Road, one located to the north of the current surgery building (an area of 0.55 ha site) and a second area to the east of the surgery car park (an area of 1.0ha).

Both areas are required for development in the next three years. The western portion (0.55ha) is required to provide an access road to serve an enlarged surgery / health care facility for the village (planning application ref. 2021/0252) which has NHS funding to expand the medical facilities to meet local need. Work is planned to start to construct the road and surgery expansion in mid-2021. This road will also play a key role as the access to a planned replacement Primary School that is required in the village to replace the existing school (which has been identified as inadequate to serve the needs of the area). This will be constructed on the 1.0 ha parcel owned by Norfolk County Council (as part of a larger area to accommodate the school). At this stage a planning application to seek approval for this replacement school is planned in late 2021 with an ambition to open the replacement school in September 2023.

As the area east of Plantation Road has clearly defined boundaries with Plantation Road as the western boundary, the A47 embankment to the north and the replacement school having fixed northern and eastern boundaries, this will not create a breakout into the open countryside. This could also offer an opportunity for small number of dwellings north of the access road that will serve the replacement Primary School, in a location where the principle of housing has already been established (by the grant of outline planning permission for a mix of house and bungalows under planning application ref. 20121420 in May 2014 and under planning application ref. 20141044 in September 2014). The area north of the access road would offers an opportunity for high quality / specialist housing (which could include a very high environmental standards / or managed self build / or to meet local need). Furthermore, a small number of dwellings would not change the character, would not materially increase pressure on services in the village and would be conveniently related to services and facilities, not only the enlarged surgery, and replacement primary school, but also shops, bus stops, and other amenities.

In preparing the settlement boundary for Blofield, there are other inconsistencies where the built-up area is excluded from the settlement boundary. For the northern part of the village this should be addressed, as illustrated in the accompanying plan, including where housing development has taken place but is shown as excluded from the settlement boundary, including at Farman Way.

In summary, the recent and planned development has and will reinforce the role of the village and notably will introduce a more developed character to the area east of Plantation Road. Therefore, the settlement boundary should be revised in this area (and elsewhere in the village) to reflect this recent and planned development (reflecting the role of Blofield plays as a key service centre). This is particularly important and relevant for the area east of Plantation Road as there is no alternative location for the expanded medical facilities, replacement primary school and access road to serve these two developments.

In policy 3 and / or its supporting text, further provisions that focus on CEPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) based on the principles of the police initiative (SBD) Secure By Design would be welcome.

Norfolk Constabulary support multi-functional green infrastructure plans. The safe access and movement of people through green infra structure in particular is desired and where relevant Norfolk Police would request the adoption of CEPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) based on the principles of the police initiative Secure By Design (SBD) to facilitate this. Crime prevention measures such as creating surveillance vistas to aid observations, extra lighting along designated routes/paths should benefit movement by reducing the opportunity for crime and the fear of crime to occur. Central Government place great emphasis on the role of the Police within planning consultations, furthermore National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) gives significant weight to promoting safe communities (in section 8 of the NPPF).

Further provisions that focus on these issues would be welcome to ensure conformity with the NPPF and secure soundness to the Plan

The policy should be revised as follows (to add police station provision within its text)

POLICY GNLP0337 Land between Fir Covert Road and Reepham Road, Taverham (81.69ha) is allocated for residential development. The site will accommodate at least 1,400 homes including specialist care housing and older persons housing units, associated public open space, local centre, primary school, police station and local medical centre.

More homes may be accommodated, subject to an acceptable design and layout, as well as infrastructure constraints.

The development will be expected to address the following specific matters:
1. Preparation of a masterplan to guide the development, submitted as part of the application for planning permission.
2. Provision of on-site recreation to encourage healthy lifestyles, in accordance with relevant policies.
3. 2ha safeguarded for provision of primary school.
4. Land safeguarded for provision of medical care facility.
5. A local centre at the heart of the development, easily accessible to surrounding residential areas
6. Land safeguarded for provision of police station....

Policy GNLP0337 will provide a very large urban extension at the edge of north west Norwich. The allocation extends to 78.36 ha for residential development (to accommodate at least 1,400 homes) associated public open space, new primary school and local medical centre. To ensure that there is the necessary police infra-structure to cater for the existing community and proposed growth, a new police facility is required and should be embedded in this allocation to replace the current facility on Drayton Road. Within allocation GNLP0337, in addition to the need to safeguard land for a new primary school and local medical centre, the policy should also include a new police station. On a site of this size, such provision for a site would not prejudice the delivery of the other elements of the policy.

The policy should be revised to add reference to police infrastructure and read as follows

The Greater Norwich local authorities and partners including utility companies will work together in relation to the timely delivery of improvements to infrastructure, including that set out in appendix 1 and to:
- The energy supply network including increased capacity at primary substations at Cringleford, Peachman Way, Sprowston and Earlham Grid Local and/or innovative smart solutions to off-set the need for reinforcement;
- Water supply and sewerage network improvements including the waste-water network at Whitlingham water recycling centre, the Yare Valley sewer and elsewhere to protect water quality and designated habitats;
- Police Infrastructure
- Health care infrastructure.

The importance and priority to wider strategic infrastructure in the GNLP area is welcomed.

Norfolk Constabulary have significant pressure on resources because of new development and need to ensure that its strategic infrastructure reflects the increased pressure on their resources as a result on growth. Whilst a new strategic site has been identified east of Norwich to address pressures in this part of the Plan area, further pressure has been identified in north / north west Norwich. Therefore, there is a need to provide a new dedicated station / facilities to serve this area, to ensure that the clear aspirations of Policy 2 are met, to ensure the delivery of inclusive, resilient and safe communities.

A key element of police infra-structure required to serve the Greater Norwich area is a new response facility to serve north Norwich (and the associated growth which will come forward to 2038 and beyond). It is essential to meet operational needs that this is provided close to the NDR, north of Norwich, to deliver response policing, plus foster a safe and secure environment and quality of life (and limit crime and disorder and the fear of crime).

This would address the strategic needs of Norfolk Constabulary. Furthermore, this would complement the approach adopted by Norfolk Constabulary, when working with communities on Neighbourhood Plans, where the inclusion of clear reference to the use of developer contributions and / or CIL monies to deliver local initiatives that create safer communities (and reduce crime) is encouraged.

It is therefore essential that the requirements of Norfolk Constabulary are included within the strategic infrastructure element of policy 4 (mirroring the priority given to health requirements). Therefore, the policy should be revised to read as follows

In policy 2, criteria (i) of this policy should include reference to the specific objective 'to create and maintain a safer community and reduce crime and disorder'.

Norfolk Constabulary have the responsibility for policing making Norfolk a safe place where people want to live, work, travel and invest in.

Central Government place great emphasis on the role of the Police. Furthermore, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) gives significant weight to promoting safe communities (in section 8 of the NPPF). This is highlighted by the provision of paragraph 91, which states

'Planning policies and decisions should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places which ...

b) are safe and accessible, so that crime and disorder, and the fear of crime, do not undermine the quality of life or community cohesion'....

Therefore the inclusion within criteria 1, 6 and 7 of the importance of creating safe, inclusive, resilient communities is welcomed.

Within the policy however, specific reference should be made to require developers of major developments (of 500+ dwellings) to detail the measures that will be taken to deliver safe, resilient and inclusive communities including how they will fund the necessary infra-structure. Therefore, criteria (i) of this policy should include reference to the specific objective to create and maintain a safer community and reduce crime and disorder.