Policy R30: Land at Holt Road

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This site was previously allocated in the Norwich Site Allocations and Site-Specific Policies plan for either:

  • an extension to the airport, where justified in an airport masterplan produced and endorsed by Norwich City Council within two years from adoption of that plan (by December 2016), or
  • for general employment uses.

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A masterplan for Norwich Airport masterplan was not produced within that time period.  A masterplan has subsequently been produced and was endorsed by the city council In October 2019. This does not identify the land at Holt Road as required for airport related uses.

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The site comprises 2 paddocks and is understood to be in multiple ownership. Part of the site has outline planning consent for vehicle hire.

Policy R30

Land at Holt Road, Norwich (approx. 1.33ha) is allocated for general employment purposes (use classes  E(gii/iii), B2 and B8).

The development will achieve the following site-specific requirements:

  1. provide vehicular access to the site from Gambling Close or from a single point of access onto Holt Road serving the entire site, providing this can be achieved without unacceptable impacts on highway safety or the free flow of traffic;
  2. promote sustainable transport to the site.
  3. provide appropriately for servicing, parking and other transportation requirements;
  4. demonstrate (through a noise impact assessment) that appropriate account has been taken of the potential impacts of noise from existing and proposed airport operations and noise generation from the development itself;
  5. incorporate suitable boundary treatment screening to the Holt Road frontage and mitigation measures to reduce the impact of the development on the outlook and living conditions of adjoining and nearby residents.
  6. ensure that any development is designed to comply with the requirements of Norwich Airport with regard to Airport safeguarding measures.
  7. Norfolk Minerals and Waste Core Strategy Policy CS16 applies, as this site is underlain by safeguarded minerals resources.  The benefits of extracting the minerals, if feasible, will be taken into consideration.

Policy Map

Policy Map R30