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Support our opposition to new towns in Norfolk

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CPRE Norfolk supports new housing of the right type when it is built in the right places in the right quantity.

However, we do not support the building of a new town in Norfolk because the current housing targets in all the local plans across Norfolk are already unnecessarily high and therefore there is no need for a new town.

There are a huge number of sites allocated and available in the Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP) area and elsewhere in Norfolk for new market housing that remain undeveloped.

Meeting existing inflated targets would already lead to a significant loss of countryside, a reduction in rural tranquillity, increased light pollution and traffic levels and the construction of a new town would cause considerable additional damage to our much-loved landscape.

Read the full position statement

CPRE Norfolk has sent a letter to all Parish and Town Councils in South Norfolk requesting support for our opposition to the proposal for a New Town in the South Norfolk Council area.

The letter was written by David Hook, Chairman on CPRE Norfolk’s Vision for Norfolk committee.

It calls all parish and town councils in South Norfolk to oppose the proposals for a new town which would be twice the size of Diss.

These extra 10,000 houses would be in addition to, not part of the 45,000 housing target in the Greater Norwich Local Plan.

A new town would consume a large area of countryside and contribute to a further degradation of the attractive and distinctive rural landscape of South Norfolk.

There are better and more achievable ways of tackling the housing crisis. Some of these are listed in the footnote at the end of the letter.

Read the full letter here

Want to help CPRE Norfolk with this campaign?

Although the letter is addressed to parish and town councils, any concerned individuals can take action.

Contact your local parish / town council and encourage them to act in response to the letter they have been sent.
Ask your local district and county councillors to oppose the new town proposal.
Feel free to quote any of the information provided in the letter in your correspondence with them.
Spread the word amongst your friends and on social media.
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