Spooner Row Message Board

Date: Mar 2, 2019

Back of School Lane - Planning application for 5 dwellings. Ref 2019/0483

Date: Mar 3, 2019

Back of School Lane - Planning for 5 dwellings. Ref 2019/0483

Date: Mar 3, 2019

Is this application likely to get planning?

Date: Mar 4, 2019

RE: Back of School Lane - Planning application for 5 dwellings. Ref 2019/0483

Date: Mar 5, 2019

An awful site for further housing sandwiched between existing houses and the railway line with the added bonus of a sewerage treatment plant at the end of the lane! Surely that single track lane can not sustain the possibility of 10+ cars using it on a daily basis.

Fingers crossed planning is turned down again.

Anyone know anything?

Date: Mar 6, 2019

At last, the perfect site for a Conservation Area which could be managed by the villagers. The school is close too which would enable the children to explore nature a little. Perhaps the landowner will reconsider? Spooner Row is having enough/will have enough housing in the long term, we must keep green spaces such as this for our quality of life.

Date: Mar 7, 2019

This site is part of a private garden so not a public area

Date: Mar 7, 2019

The Environment Agency flood maps have designated most of the field as river flood zones 2 and 3 which means high flood risk, yet it looks like the owner is trying to say the whole plot should be considered as a low river flood risk of zone 1. Its a bit stupid to put houses on the small part of the field that's in zone 1 and gardens in zone 2 as the whole field is at risk. The entrance is a tiny track between 2 private properties where even the sewage truck has to be small to get access. Who wants to live close to a sewage station with a risk of it flooding onto properties and the smell - yuk!

Good idea of making it into a conservation area for public use, we need one of those in the village to counteract all the new houses. The flood area can be made into a natural pond. Barn owls and bats fly over there and lots of other birds and wildlife too - great!

Date: Mar 7, 2019

Last time I looked, the water level on the flood map from the Environmental Agency showed the water extended into several back gardens along School Lane. What has changed to alter the flood risk on this waterlogged site?

Date: Mar 8, 2019

Just for info . This " site " is a private garden and not public land , the sewage facility was up graded 10 years ago and is a sealed plant therefore no smell, there are no sewage trucks coming or going down the track only maintenance vehicles and after living next door to this site/garden for 22 years it has never flooded .

Date: Mar 8, 2019

Is the entrance, track and garage area owned by SNC or Anglian Water? I was wondering if this new road will be adopted and upgraded by the council as it can not stay the way it is especially with the increase in traffic. The crumbling asbestos garage on the end would need to be removed.

Date: Mar 8, 2019

Andy wrote:
Just for info . This " site " is a private garden and not public land , the sewage facility was up graded 10 years ago and is a sealed plant therefore no smell, there are no sewage trucks coming or going down the track only maintenance vehicles and after living next door to this site/garden for 22 years it has never flooded .

Just because there hasn't been any flash flooding while you have lived there, it doesn't mean there will not be any in the future. This is a high-risk site and has flooded in the past.

Date: Mar 8, 2019

Just to say, as the owners of Meadow Rise, this land has nothing to do with us, it was retained by the previous owner when we moved in 12 years ago

Date: Mar 11, 2019

Understand that flooding can occur anywhere but as this land is above drainage ditches and the river it is unlikely

Date: Mar 11, 2019

I remember years ago that South Norfolk District council wouldn't allow this field to be in its development framework area because of the poor drainage ditches and river valley flooding potential. The very narrow entrance from School Lane is ridiculus for a new housing development and the sewage smells at times.

Date: Mar 11, 2019

This matter will come before the planning sub at Wymondham Town council on tuesday the 19th March at 1800. Members of the public can attend and speak if they wish to do so.

Date: Mar 13, 2019

Clearly, ...(edited).. has a vested interest in this being approved.

-- Edited by webstation on Wednesday 13th of March 2019 11:27:50 AM

Date: Mar 15, 2019

Same old story of people who don't live in the village, or those wishing to make a fast buck then moving on to pastures new influencing/deciding on planning policy. No consultation with the local community BEFORE any plans or strategy has been agreed. We need our own Parish to help sort this out. I hope WTC will object to this application next week.

Date: Mar 21, 2019

Just lodged an objection with the council regarding this. Let's hope they listen. The more of us who complain, the better.

Date: Apr 13, 2019

I can't see how the new proposed wider access to the track can be attained without substantial encroachment on the property next door. And not sure if the properties in School Lane will want to lose that much of their grass verge either, with No.14 even losing the steps to their front garden gate. Has this been thought through properly and have residents been informed of the new proposed access layout? This is becoming a bad joke.

Look at website documents dated 12 April 2019 - https://info.south-norfolk.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=PNLB5POQJ3Z00

Date: Apr 14, 2019

One of the first things insurance companies ask when taking out house insurance is whether the property is in an area where a flood warning system is in place. These properties will be according to the plans. These properties will be in the NRA's designated high flood zones with significant risk. If the new residents can obtain house insurance cover, their premiums would be astronomical and once they are flooded it would be highly unlikely they would get flood cover again. Is this a sensible place to build new properties?

Date: Apr 18, 2019

This plot is not within the development boundary and SNC's 5-year land housing supply has now been met. therefore as it does not meet the criteria for new development it needs to be refused or withdrawn.

Date: May 1, 2019

An excellent decision :)

https://info.south-norfolk.gov.uk/online-applications/files/075B1DC2A9509C74259EF09BC0B8E1F3/pdf/2019_0483-DECISION__K_-6363612.pdf

(the link doesn't work, try https://info.south-norfolk.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=PNLB5POQJ3Z00

Webstation)

-- Edited by webstation on Wednesday 1st of May 2019 04:14:38 PM

Date: May 1, 2019

This was a ridiculous planning proposal right from the start with lots of issues. I'm so pleased that the planning officer opted for refusal

Date: Sep 14, 2019

An Appeal has been registered against the Refusal for this planning application. The closing date for receipt of comments is within five weeks from the start of the appeal which is from 5 September (closing date 10 October). Comments to be sent to the Planning Inspectorate.

For details: https://info.south-norfolk.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=PNLB5POQJ3Z00

Date: Oct 9, 2019

Please can someone explain the top 2 documents on this appeal?

Am I right in thinking that this planning looks like it may be approved unless turned down for access issues?

https://info.south-norfolk.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=PNLB5POQJ3Z00

Many thanks. One worried resident.

(apologies about the delay on publishing this, it got filed under spam, Webstation)

-- Edited by webstation on Tuesday 22nd of October 2019 10:55:12 AM