Policy ACL2: Land south of Acle Station, between Reedham Road and New Reedham Road, Acle

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This site was allocated in 2016 as part of the Broadland Local Plan but has not yet been developed. The principle of development is already accepted and it is expected that development will take place within the new local plan time-period up to 2038. The site is considered in the calculation of the housing requirement, providing at least 30 homes, but more may be accommodated, subject to an acceptable design and layout, etc. being achieved.

Policy ACL2

Land to the south of Acle station, between Reedham Road and New Reedham Road (approx. 2.0 ha) is allocated for residential and employment development. This will accommodate approximately 30 homes, with the remainder for class E(g) employment.

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

  1. Access (vehicular and pedestrian) to be from New Reedham Road.
  2. Off-site improvements to the highway network may also be necessary, as required by the Highway Authority, potentially including pedestrian access to the rail station to the north and to Reedham Road.
  3. Pollution control measures should be used to ensure that no harm comes to the water environment which is within Source Protection Zone 2.
  4. Development must ensure no detrimental effect on Broadland SPA, Broadland Ramsar and Broads SAC.

Policy Map

ACL2 Policy Map