Object
Initial Consultation document
Representation ID: 92071
Received: 10/08/2018
Respondent: Mr & Mrs T & D Fell
I write in regard to MIN 71 which is land to the west of Norwich Road, Holt. Both my wife and myself disagree with the Planning Officers initial conclusion that the site is suitable for sand and gravel extraction.
We object for the following reasons:
All properties on Norwich Road will be affected by the proximity of the site with noise, dust and not least traffic. There are a number of elderly residents on Norwich Road and we are sure that some of them will suffer from the dust exacerbating any medical conditions they may have.
Winds in the right direction will direct dust and noise over properties other than Norwich Road.
If access to this site is along Candlestick Lane then this will be a traffic hazard has cars ignore the 30 mph speed limit and career around the bend from the direction of Holt Country Park and could easily find a lorry blocking the path. The B1149 is the main artery to and from Norwich and the traffic is heavy and constant with a junction (to Briston) on a bend about 40 metres from Candlestick Lane. This road, at this point, is an accident waiting to happen as it is.
People visit Holt because it is a lovely town. Imagine the visual impact coming from the direction of Norwich. Seeing a bund wall built to hide the site is not a great first impression. This is North Norfolk not the industrial North of England. Other sites that have been found 'unacceptable' are MIN 23, MIN 32, MIN 74 and MIN 116 and we ask that the same is applied to MIN 71.
I write in regard to MIN 71 which is land to the west of Norwich Road, Holt. Both my wife and myself disagree with the Planning Officers initial conclusion that the site is suitable for sand and gravel extraction.
We object for the following reasons:
All properties on Norwich Road will be affected by the proximity of the site with noise, dust and not least traffic. There are a number of elderly residents on Norwich Road and we are sure that some of them will suffer from the dust exacerbating any medical conditions they may have.
Winds in the right direction will direct dust and noise over properties other than Norwich Road.
If access to this site is along Candlestick Lane then this will be a traffic hazard has cars ignore the 30 mph speed limit and career around the bend from the direction of Holt Country Park and could easily find a lorry blocking the path. The B1149 is the main artery to and from Norwich and the traffic is heavy and constant with a junction (to Briston) on a bend about 40 metres from Candlestick Lane. This road, at this point, is an accident waiting to happen as it is.
People visit Holt because it is a lovely town. Imagine the visual impact coming from the direction of Norwich. Seeing a bund wall built to hide the site is not a great first impression. This is North Norfolk not the industrial North of England. Other sites that have been found 'unacceptable' are MIN 23, MIN 32, MIN 74 and MIN 116 and we ask that the same is applied to MIN 71.