By Geoff Fisher How sad that such a large-scale development can be proposed for such a tranquil and peaceful area of Reepham, rich in wildlife and biodiversity, while a brownfield site close to the town centre is refused.
Do people not realise that a supermarket sited in the old station yard would have a much more detrimental effect on the existing small businesses in Reepham?
People shopping there aren’t going to “pop round the corner” into the Market Place, before or afterwards, as they might have done from the Reepham Garage site.
As a previous correspondent has written, “people don’t like to walk far”. They’re much more likely to do all their shopping in there and go.
The arguments about traffic, access and noise disturbance at the School Road site are spurious.
And can our doctors’ surgery cope with the potential demands of having such a large-scale retirement complex and care home in Reepham?
Hilary Gostling, Bircham Road, Reepham
Geoff Fisher