Local Development Framework

Wreningham Parish Council's draft response to the SNDC LDF consultation

The Parish Council undertook at its October meeting to share with Wreningham Parishioners the next draft of its response to South Norfolk District Council's (SNDC) invitation to comment on the Local Development Framework (LDF). The response presented a whole village perspective and does not comment on individual plots identified in the LDF. Please see the text below.

If you wish to comment please write to info@wreningham.org before 15th November so that we have time to finalise the response for SNDC's own deadline of 18th November. If your comment is about individual plot(s) then place them on the appropriate part of the LDF pages on the SNDC website.

View it here

Consultation on new houses and jobs

South Norfolk Council (SNDC) has started the next stage of consultation on where housing and jobs growth should go in South Norfolk. This is an opportunity for you to influence where new homes and jobs will go, and what our village’s development boundary will be in the future.

They’ve worked out how many new houses and businesses and need to provide space for them in the towns and villages of South Norfolk over the next 20 years or so. They need to focus on exactly where they should be located, fine tuning the precise number according to local conditions. Your knowledge is needed in helping them make their decisions. So over the next few weeks everyone has the chance to influence where future houses, businesses, roads, shops and other facilities are built.

Land owners have suggested about 15 times more land than is needed to provide for future development. Nearly 1500 parcels of land have been proposed. About 100 are needed so SNDC is asking you to tell us which land should be set aside for which use especially new houses. The future of Long Stratton and Wymondham are particularly important and they will be asking you about special action plans for them.

Public consultation events have been planned for you to see the suggested sites and Policy designations. The remaining dates are:

WYMONDHAM – CENTRAL HALL Friday 30th September 3pm – 7pm
Back Lane, Wymondham, NR18 0QB

COSTESSEY – THE RANGE Saturday 1st October 9am – 4pm
William Frost Way, Longwater Business Park

LONG STRATTON – S.N.C. Tuesday 4th October 3pm – 7pm
Council Offices, Swan Lane, NR15 2XE

DISS – MERE’S MOUTH Friday 7th October 9am – 2pm
Mere Street, Diss, IP22 4AG

EATON - WAITROSE Saturday 8th October 9am – 4pm
Car Park, Church Lane, Eaton, NR4 6NU

PORINGLAND – COMMUNITY CENTRE Tuesday 11th October 3pm – 7pm
Overtons Way, Poringland, NR14 7WB

HARLESTON – THE SWAN HOTEL Saturday 15th October 9am – 4pm
The Thoroughfare, Harleston, IP20 9AS

MULBARTON – VILLAGE HALL Wednesday 19th October 3pm – 7pm
The Common, Mulbarton, NR14 8AE

COSTESSEY – COSTESSEY CENTRE Monday 24th October 3pm – 7pm
Longwater Lane Recreation Ground, NR8 5AH

LODDON – LIBRARY ANNEXE Friday 28th October 3pm – 7pm
Church Plain, Loddon, NR14 6EX

The consultation runs for 12 weeks 29th August – 18th November 2011. You can respond directly to SNDC through via their website at www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/ldf or e-mail ldf@s-norfolk.gov.uk.

More Background?
The SNDC document which provides the background to the 2nd Public Consultation (Regulation 25) addresses:

Sites suggested for development
Development boundaries
Site designations
Settlement specific policies

and is accessible via this link (4.7Mbyte pdf file)

Specific Wreningham Sites
Wreningham is earmarked for 10-20 new houses and comments received will help SNDC decide the actual amount and their placement. The links to the information about the 11 sites in Wreningham are (SNDC reference number within brackets):