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Norton Lindsey has been identified as a Category 2 village with a proposed allocation of up to 80 houses.

Norton Lindsey does not have the road infrastructure or facilities to support that number of proposed new homes. The current road structure is poor and narrow both in entering and exiting the village. I have witnessed and assisted in two serious car accidents in 2011 which were a cause of the poor road infrastructure and narrow lanes. Any increase in traffic will undoubtedly increase the risk of accidents and the dangers of driving though Norton Lindsey.

Norton Lindsey enjoys a hill top setting with adjacent medieval ridge and furrow fields the Village is very sensitive to development due to the prominent location. It is essential that the nature and character of Norton Lindsey is not compromised by large scale development which could increase the number of houses by more than 50%.

Norton Lindsey does not fit in with the suggested approach to the broad location of growth (PO3) due to not fulfilling the requirement that: "Any housing development must be built close to existing services and facilities so that people do not have to travel far to get to schools, shops, leisure facilities or workplaces." It should also reduce impact on the environment by both its location and design and not adversely impact on quality environments and historic settings. Clearly Norton Lindsey does not have the required facilities and serious impact will be experienced in the quality environment, location, historic setting and increased risk of accidents if this development is permitted.