Cringleford near Norwich could soon have 400 more homes

Barrett David Wilson Homes wants to construct 401 houses in Cringleford on a site that has evidence of some of the earliest production of tin-glazed earthenware in the country.

The land is located just south of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital in Colney Lane and runs alongside the A47.

Barrett David Wilson Homes has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion to South Norfolk District Council.

Scoping opinions are requested before official planning applications are requested.

They help developers understand the main effects of large developments and outline the areas to focus on in their environment statement.

Steve Hickling, an officer at County Hall, said: "Surveys have already taken place within the proposed redline area, identifying evidence of a nationally important post-medieval pottery industry, being the location of some of the earliest production of tin-glazed earthenware (‘Delft Ware’) in the country.

The site is currently empty (Image: Google)

"This makes the archaeological remains in this area not just locally important, but nationally important too.

"Recent archaeological investigations adjacent revealed brick and tile kilns and deposits of pottery wasters, including a fine assemblage of post-medieval wares including tin-glazed earthenware."

It is not yet clear how much this could impact the developer's plans to build at the site.

The plot will be next to the homes in Woolhouse Way (Image: Google) This is not the first time that a scoping opinion of this type has been submitted for this plot of land. 

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Similar plans compiled by BDW Eastern Counties emerged in 2022 for 410 houses to be built in Cringleford.

However, the site remained undeveloped.

Cringleford has been developed by several developers over the years, including Crest Nicholson, Big Sky Living and Barratt Homes.