GNLP 2045 Regulation 20 Scoping Consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 26125

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

i.THREAT - There is doubt about the need for the number of homes as the birth rate is significantly lower for many years.
ii.THREAT - There needs to be aware of the increase in second homes in some areas of Broadland (Aylsham is on the periphery of North Norfolk), Opportunity for higher council tax for second and more homes.
iii OPPORTUNITY for empty homes to be brought back into use. Planning policy should make this process easier.

Comment

Representation ID: 26126

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

i) There should be economic analysis of the growth of the settlement hierarchies.
ii) There should be baseline data of the employment opportunities in settlements facing residential growth. This is to prevent dormitory settlements
iii) There should be an understanding of where the desire is to live to allow projections based on this. Do people want to live in cities, towns or villages.
iv) Need baseline data for services, such as medical provision, water recycling and water supply. This will allow projections to be made.

Comment

Representation ID: 26127

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

This area is very generalised. It would be useful to know what town would form the settlement hierarchy.

Comment

Representation ID: 26128

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

i Lack of development on brownfield and greyfield sites
ii. Growth of second homes that create problems for local people needing homes
iii. Lack of delivery of affordable homes and the guidance relating to viability (viability needs to relate to the developer as a whole, not the individual development).
iv. Failure to achieve housing target in Norwich area.
v. Main towns and key service areas struggled to provide the required infrastructure .
vi. Lack of coordination between local and central government (eg: lack of Western Link, isolation of Easton from public transport due to removal of roundabout)

Comment

Representation ID: 26129

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

i. Opportunity for high density housing in town/city centres.
ii. Where brownfield sites are out of town, use this for retail/industrial/employment so as not to created a residential out of town satellite.
iii. Look at areas where industrial sites out of the city that are struggling, e.g. near Lenwade.

The capacity of the main towns in the GNLP to provide the infrastructure needed is a problem and therefore look for other development types such as the long term project of a ‘new town’.
Look for development of greyfield sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 26130

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

i. Infrastructure should be provide prior/at the time of development, not retrospectively.
ii. The increase in village clusters will impact the main towns so there should be infrastructure support for towns as well as villages impacted.
iii. Ideally the City of Norwich as the infrastructure is already there.
iv. Key aspects of infrastructure are: medical services, schools, transport links, parking, leisure, green links, water supply and recycling and community buildings for social wellbeing.
v. A new town would allow for modern appropriate infrastructure, rather than trying to retrospectively add to an historic town.

Comment

Representation ID: 26131

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

i. The main towns have struggled to have the significant number of homes in the last GNLP , therefore the percentage of new homes should be no more than 10%.
ii. Only villages with good connectivity should take housing clusters.

Comment

Representation ID: 26132

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

i. Local authorities should be building or working in partnership with developers so that LA assets can grow and more control stays locally.
ii. First tier authorities should be given powers to bring back empty homes into use.
iii. More support for first tier authorities to develop land under community land trusts.

Comment

Representation ID: 26133

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

Small sites do not deliver community benefit under s106 agreements.

Comment

Representation ID: 26134

Received: 10/09/2026

Respondent: Aylsham Town Council

• affordable housing - Joint ventures between first tier authorities to provide affordable housing. Change rules on viability to apply to the whole development company, rather than the individual development.
• accessible and adaptable homes. Homes need to be lifetime homes, to ensure those who develop limited mobility don't feel forced out of their own homes.
• specialist housing - consider high quality 'flatpack housing' to increase deliverability.
• gypsy and traveller and travelling showpeople sites - consider smaller sites integrated within new housing developments.
• self- and custom-build housing
. No more student housing required.