51. This is a privately owned piece of land that has been put forward by the owner and is located towards the southern end of Strayground Lane, Wymondham. There is an established paving business to the north. There are mineral extraction activities on the land to the north-east and east. The Norwich to Cambridge railway line is to the south and the Bays River Meadow North County Wildlife Site is on the western boundary.
52. The development of this site will need to take account of a number of issues. These are highways improvements, consideration of noise and dust from neighbouring activities, investigation of possible land contamination from previous uses, consideration of neighbouring flood risk, an ecological assessment due to the neighbouring County Wildlife Site as well as trees and hedgerows on site, and pollution control measures for the groundwater source protection zone.
Policy GNLP5023
Land off Strayground Lane, Wymondham (1.1 ha) is allocated for a residential Gypsy and Traveller site. The site will accommodate approximately 10 residential Gypsy and Traveller pitches.
The development will address the following site-specific matters:
- Access will be via Strayground Lane, using either the existing access point at the north-east corner of the site or a new access on the eastern boundary. If a new access is provided any loss of trees or hedgerows will be compensated for by new planting within the site.
- Highway improvements will be required to the passing bays along Strayground Lane and an adequate visibility is required at the junction of Whartons Lane with London Road (the B1172).
- As the land adjacent to the south-west is in Flood Zones 2 and 3, caravans and other structures shall also be positioned away from this area.
- A contaminated land assessment is required and any mitigation must be completed prior to development.
- Screening will be required to the neighbouring paving company.
- An ecological assessment must be carried out and any identified impacts on nearby sites mitigated.
- Pollution mitigation measures are required because the site is within the catchment of groundwater source protection zone (III).
- The residential pitches shall not be occupied by any persons other than Gypsies and Travellers and their families.
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