Comment

Representation ID: 99519

Received: 19/12/2022

Respondent: South Norfolk District Council

Reiterate previous comments: ‘the site is very close to the nearest dwelling and the village generally, it would seem to be quite a significant site in terms of volume of material to be extracted, number of lorry movements etc. (we note there is a balance to be struck between length of extraction time and daily vehicle movements, to address concerns raised by the previous refusal of permission). Is there any scope to reduce the extent of the site, moving the boundary away from nearby dwellings and/or phasing the extraction as part of any mitigation? This, along with the impact on the Grade I Listed church and the visual impact of the proposed bunding, was a concern that South Norfolk Council raised in respect of the previous application on this site. In addition, the landscape assessment refers to mature screen planting, it would be useful if retention of this was picked up in the Initial Conclusion.’
In addition, it should be noted that opposite the site on land south of Beccles Road, Haddiscoe, has been put forward as a preferred option for residential development (Part of SN0414) as part of the South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan.