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Yet more Houses for Harleston?
South Norfolk Council will be holding a consultation on the future provision of housing for Harleston in Budgens Car Park on 8th September to start to identify sites for this expansion. They estimate that they need to find space for 100 - 300 houses (their spokesperson's estimate at time of enquiry!).
This will be the first step in gauging public reaction to the many sites which are under consideration (There are several possibilities in Mendham Lane alone). The meeting will be only the start of the process to decide which sites should be developed. The planning application by Persimmon for 46 houses on the old Dowdeswell site is in addition to the numbers above. South Norfolk Council anticipates the final identification and aquisition of sites suitable for development will take up to 2 years.
Potentially the whole community is affected by the proposed further expansion of the town, whether because of proximity to a building site, the capacity of roads and sewage to cope with an increase of usage, or the additional pressures on schools, doctors and dental services.
Should you wish to pursue this suggestion, the section at South Norfolk Council dealing with this matter is Planning Development.