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Aylsham has a good range of shops and services in and around its attractive and historic centre and local employment opportunities. Transport links to and from the town via the A140 are good, including regular bus services to Norwich and North Norfolk. Delivery of housing has been good in recent years and 229 homes remain to be delivered from 2018 commitments.
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The Bure Valley and the Marriott’s Way form the core of a well-developed local and strategic green infrastructure network and development could support further improvements.
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To support the continued vitality of Aylsham and to locate an appropriate amount of growth in this main town, 300 additional homes are allocated on a site to the south-east of the town centre through the GNLP and 250 homes off the Norwich Road to the south, the latter including specialist retirement homes. Both sites have good access to the A140 and public transport. A new primary school required to serve growth in the town is included in the south-eastern allocation.
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Anglian Water plans to increase capacity at the local water recycling centres at Aylsham and Belaugh to serve growth.