A public consultation will be launched next week as plans re-emerge for a site previously earmarked for hundreds of homes on the edge of the city.

Around 1,300 homes have been built in Sprowston in recent years as part of the first phase of the White House Farm development, north of Blue Boar Lane.

The 23-hectare site was adopted as part of the Broadland Growth Triangle in 2016 following government orders to deliver 7,000 new homes for the area by 2026.

Norwich Evening News: Hundreds of new homes may be built on the siteHundreds of new homes may be built on the site (Image: Google)

Phase two would have seen 456 homes built north of Atlantic Avenue, between Sprowston Manor and Salhouse Road, but was dropped a year ago.

That came amid management of the hotel and golf club objecting, saying the new homes would limit the use of its marquee for weddings and events which it said could lead to its closure and a large number of redundancies.

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Developers Hopkins Homes, Persimmon Homes and Taylor Wimpey subsequently withdrew the plans.

Norwich Evening News: Flyers were posted to locals of Sprowston and the surrounding areasFlyers were posted to locals of Sprowston and the surrounding areas (Image: Newsquest)

Should it have gone ahead, phase two included space for shops at the Salhouse Road end as well as a play area and multi-use games area off Atlantic Avenue.

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It was later found out that the three firms pulled the application with Broadland District Council due to Natural England's environmental demands for "nutrient neutrality" which is intended to stop large quantities of chemicals from harming protected species in the area.

The Broadland Growth Triangle also featured plans for phase three, for a further 1,200 homes on land closer to the NDR, but these have yet to progress.

Norwich Evening News: Previous plans for the area were objected to on ecological groundsPrevious plans for the area were objected to on ecological grounds (Image: Google Maps)

It seems progress is on the way though as locals received invitations to an exhibition of plans for phase two in recent days.

Few details have been provided but the event is being held on Wednesday at Grain Barn at White House Farm, ahead of plans being finalised to be submitted to Broadland District Council.

The exhibition will be open for viewing between 2pm and 7pm, with website WHFDevelopment.co.uk going live on the same day, for two weeks.