Specific Site Allocation Policy MIN 40 (land east of Grandcourt Farm, East Winch):
Object
Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Pre-Submission Publication
Representation ID: 99251
Received: 14/12/2022
Respondent: Historic England
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
We have previously raised concerns with this site in terms of the potential impact of on the significance and setting of the Grade II* listed church in East Winch, just 50 metres away. We welcome the inclusion of screening around the edge of the site allocation as shown on the Proposals Map, but there is no certainty that the impact on heritage assets will be properly considered.
We appreciate that an application was submitted for this site in 2018 and whilst Historic England originally objected to the proposal in August 2018 we recommended that an appropriate restoration scheme should be agreed including restoring the land opposite the church to grassland.
We note that criterion K does now refer to the field opposite the church must be restored to arable agricultural land which is welcomed. We suggest the removal of the word arable as pasture would also be acceptable.
We suggest the deletion of the word "arable" in criterion k.
Comment
Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Pre-Submission Publication
Representation ID: 99347
Received: 18/12/2022
Respondent: Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Due to the proximity to East Winch Common SSSI, also a Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve, we strongly support the requirement for a hydrological assessment accompanying any application on this site. We also recommend that the proposed restoration in section k is revised to incorporate as much heathland habitat similar to East Winch Common as possible, to increase the landscape connectivity and resilience of the SSSI.
We also recommend that the proposed restoration in section k is revised to incorporate as much heathland habitat similar to East Winch Common as possible, to increase the landscape connectivity and resilience of the SSSI.