PM 1.

The adopted settlement boundaries and neighbourhood plan for Drinkstone must be added

Neither the adopted settlement boundaries nor the neighbourhood plan settlement boundaries for Drinkstone Street and Drinkstone Green are shown on the interactive policies map

Objection to the Local Plan is based on the fact that the draft online policies maps do not include
land at Norton which should be included within the settlement boundary or allocated for
housing. The land in question is shown edged red on the attached plan.
Norton has a good range of local services and facilities. These include primary school, preschool,
convenience store, public house, garage workshop/petrol filling station, village hall, equipped
playing fields and three places of worship.
Since the last Local Plan was adopted in 1988, Norton has only seen sporadic and piecemeal
developments. As housing growth in the village has been limited to small schemes, there has
been no affordable housing provision as the smaller schemes have all been below the threshold
for affordable housing. The allocation of this site for housing could provide in the region of 90
homes of which 30 would be affordable. The site also provides an opportunity for additional
woodland planting thereby improving biodiversity at the site.
The site is within walking distance of all village amenities and there is a footway running along
the side of Ixworth Road to the centre of the village. The allocation of this land for housing
would provide economic, social and environmental benefits fulfilling the three objectives of
sustainable development in accordance with the objectives of the National Planning Policy
Framework.