Spooner Row Message Board

Where can we find the letter dated 12th February? Thanks.

Is it a coincidence that 12th February is the same date that Newalls was granted its planning permission with increased lorry use along Bunwell Road?

The proposal is a significant amount of new houses that will expand the size of Spooner Row to a much larger village. New infrastructure would be needed to take into account the Newall's lorries such as to build a new road to bypass Bunwell Road. A new road had been discussed years ago.

The drainage system throughout the village is woefully poor and flooding is a regular problem. This will need significant upgrading.

This planning application is outside of the local plan development area and therefore not allowed. The recent consultation for a future local plan issued a revised 35 dwellings from a proposed 15 at this location. There is no mention of 45.

Where is this consultation? do you have a link? it says South Norfolk has no current public consultations.

A developer usually provides a community exhibition for people to view what the proposed development can offer and ask questions. there should be one provided for this. 

Has the developer been in touch with the community council?

Is there any information available on this consultation? Is it available to the public? 35 or even 45 new houses seems a lot particularly with other recent developments in the locality.

Small villages like Spooner Row with problems of flooding of existing dwellings and the highway should not be earmarked for extensive house-building projects for obvious reasons. Who is prepared to pay for the construction of a major urban drainage system and new sewage works? 

The development site along Chapel Road was supposed to provide affordable housing for 15 dwellings. If what you are saying is correct in that the village needs inexpensive properties, then why is the developer still trying to change the planning to acquire zero affordable houses? 

There needs to be sound evidence to show that more development in Spooner Row is required taking into consideration the lack of adequate infrastructure and lack of public transport which will result in extra CO2 emissions from the use of many more extra private vehicles. 

Or you, Anonymous, why not tell me your name and give me your address and I can take a walk and drop in for a cup of tea and a chat?

We are going to need a bigger hall.