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This site was allocated in the 2016 Broadland Local Plan but was not yet developed at the base date of this plan. The principle of development on the site has already been accepted and it is expected that development will take place within the time-period of this local plan up to 2038. The site is re-allocated for employment/commercial development.
Policy FOU2
Land at Old Railway Yard, Station Road, Foulsham (approx. 1.1ha) is allocated for employment use (Use Class E(g), B2, B8).
The development will be expected to address the following specific matters:
- Part of the site is in flood zone 3 and therefore further investigation will be required in this regard. Significant information will be required at a planning stage to mitigate heavy flood constraints.
- The existing vehicular access off Station Road may prove suitable.
- Further investigation should be undertaken to assess the extent of potential contamination present associated with former uses of the site.
- The site is in close proximity of a major aquifer and therefore pollution control techniques should be used to ensure that development of the site does not lead to pollution of the water environment.
- An odour assessment will be required to assess the impact of the nearby Sewage Treatment Works.
- Any development must conserve and enhance the significance of the Foulsham conservation area to the north east of the site, including any contribution made to that significance by setting.
- Norfolk Minerals and Waste Core Strategy Policy CS16 applies, as this site is underlain by safeguarded minerals resources. The benefits if extracting the minerals, if feasible will be taken into consideration.
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