Main Towns: Aylsham

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POLICY GNLP0311, 0595 and 2060

Land south of Burgh Road and west of the A140, Aylsham (approx. 12.86 ha) is allocated for residential development. The site is to accommodate approximately 250 homes, and new primary school.

The development will be expected to address the following specific matters The development will achieve the following site specific requirements:

1. Access should be via Burgh Road with two access points for vehicles.
2. Carriageway widening is required to achieve a minimum width of 6.0m over the full frontage and a 2.0m footway should also be provided to connect with the existing facility to the west.
3. Requires pedestrian crossings at Burgh Road to bus stop and on route to High School and connections to Station Road, Rippingall Road, Bure Valley Walk, along with suitable crossing of the A140.
4. 2 ha of land at nil value to be provided for a new primary school on site.
5. Improved green infrastructure improvements alongside the Bure Valley Walk.
6. Layout and design to take account of noise from the adjacent A140, and landscaping to screen impact on the countryside setting to the south-east.
7. A drainage strategy, and completion of required mitigations, to ensure that development would not cause detriment to the capacity of the sewer system nor result in increased flood risk downstream.
8. Any development should must conserve and, where opportunities arise, appropriate enhance the significance of the grade II listed Bure Valley Farmhouse, including any contribution made to that significance by setting. This includes but is not limited to appropriate landscaping, setback and open space and design.

Reasons

To ensure the plan is effective, justified and consistent with national policy.

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POLICY GNLP0596R

Land at Norwich Road, Aylsham (approx. 12.78 ha) is allocated for residential development. The site is to accommodate at least approximately 255 homes. The mix of uses is to include a 90 bed care unit/extra care housing¹, and 0.25 ha for community use to meet sustainable transport objectives.

The development will address all the following specific matters The development will achieve the following site specific requirements:

1. Masterplan to identify the mix of uses on the site and the relationship between them, to be accompanied by a phasing and infrastructure plan. To be submitted with or in advance of the first application for planning permission.
2. Transport assessment with implementation of any agreed highway mitigation measures.
3. Access should be via Norwich Road with two access points for vehicles. 3.0m wide frontage footway/cycleway to connect with existing facilities and revision of speed limit, plus cycle improvements at A140/B1145/Norwich Road roundabout.
4. Pedestrian and cycle access only from Buxton Road and Copeman Road., and Ssafeguarding of the existing Public Right of Way at the south of site.
5. 0.25 ha of land at nil value to the Town Council to meet neighbourhood plan objectives for out-of-town parking, and promotion of sustainable transport modes.
6. Layout and design to take account of noise from the adjacent A140, and landscaping to screen impact on the countryside setting to the south-east.
7. A drainage strategy, and completion of required mitigations, to ensure that development would not cause detriment to the capacity of the sewer system nor result in increased flood risk downstream.
8. Any development should must conserve and, where opportunities arise, appropriate enhance the setting of the Grade II Diggens Farmhouse to the east of the site, including any contribution made to that significance by setting.

Move wording of deleted footnote 1 to the supporting text. Insert after current paragraph number 4.10.

Reasons

To ensure the plan is effective, justified and consistent with national policy.