Plans have been submitted for five new homes in a derelict site on the edge of the city.
The proposals would see the properties developed in land formerly associated with a sawmill just off Blue Boar Lane in Sprowston.
The area is located next to Sprowston Garden Centre and is currently made up of redundant garden land.
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Each home would be two storeys in height and consist of a large dining/living room, kitchen, study and utility space on the ground floor.
The first floor would feature four bedrooms - one en-suite - and a bathroom.
Existing vehicular access for the site is located to the north and serves two existing dwellings.
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A design and access statement submitted by the applicant, Richard Gurney, states the entrance would need to be improved in order to provide on-site servicing for the proposed development.
It adds: "This would require the demolition of the existing dwellings and this demolition is deemed unsuitable as the two existing dwellings will remain as part of the development."
As such, a T-junction - which would require the removal of a seven-metre hedgerow - has been proposed as part of the application.
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