Vision and Delivery Document Swan Field, Hardingham Road, Hingham
CONTENTS |1.0| Introduction 4 |2.0| Planning Context 8 |3.0| The Site in Context 12 |4.0| Development Opportunity 26 |5.0| Opportunities and Constraints 30 |6.0| Masterplan Strategy 34 |7.0| Delivery & Competition 42 |8.0| Conclusion 50
Published February 2020
Swan Field, Hardingham Road, Hingham | 3 View south towards the site and Hingham from FP3 1.0 Introduction
Swan Field, Hardingham Road, Hingham | 5 1.0 Introduction
Lanpro Services is instructed by Hardingham Farms The document does this through: Limited to assist in the promotion of a development of up to 70 homes at Swan Field, Hardingham Road, • Setting out the planning context within which Hingham through the emerging Local Plan process. these representations are submitted;
The site is located within South Norfolk District, • Assessing the site’s capacity to accommodate new and as such, this document is prepared to inform development (against a series of environmental discussions with the local planning authority and the and social criteria); continued promotion of the site through the Greater Norwich Local Plan process. The site has previously • Comparing the site’s deliverability against been submitted through the ‘Call for Sites’ process competing sites in the locality; and is identified as site GNLP0554R. • Setting out the vision and key development The site, comprising 3.9 hectares, lies immediately principles for the site (including the water to the northeast of Hingham, 7km to the north of positive development); Attleborough, and 20km southwest of the city centre of Norwich. • Translating the identified opportunities and constraints into a concept masterplan that is The provision of up to 70 homes in this location, capable of delivering the development vision; within walking distance of Hingham’s town centre before, and the Hingham Industrial & Business Centre, has the propensity to support existing uses within the • Summarising the mechanism and timeframes for town and deliver a sustainable scale of new housing the site’s delivery. development for Hingham.
This Vision and Delivery Document provides information on the site and the proposed development opportunity, setting out how this site can deliver unique benefits by way of providing a water positive development which will assist the diversification of the landowner’s adjacent farming operations. This document demonstrates that the site is an available, suitable and deliverable development opportunity. It has the potential, through its development, to help meet local housing needs within this town and South Norfolk.
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