Plans for 7 homes in Great Plumstead approved near Norwich

In 2022, plans were submitted to develop the land east of Hare Road in Great Plumstead in an application that would have originally seen six homes and a large pond built on former farming land.

A previous plan for 10 single-story homes on the site was rejected in October 2020 due to concerns about highway safety because of the poor visibility at the junction of Hare Road and Middle Road.

The plans will see seven bungalows built in Great Plumstead (Image: Broadland District Council)

Now, plans have re-emerged which could see seven bungalows built at the site - despite 11 objections against the build from those living in the local area.

According to one objector, the new homes would cause a "real hazard" for drivers heading in and out of the village, with visibility still a "dangerous" issue.

Another had concerns about the impact on local doctors' surgeries and schools, which are already "oversubscribed".

Councillor Eleanor Laming is vice-chair of the Broadland Planning Committee (Image: Cllr Eleanor Laming)

Green district councillor Eleanor Laming, vice-chair of Broadland District Council's planning committee, raised several concerns as the project was discussed last Wednesday.

She said: "I'd like to see us meet our housing targets and provide more housing in the district, but I'd also like to see that it is the right housing, in the right location.

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"I contend that the village of Great Plumstead has poor local amenities, and the amenities in Little Plumstead are pretty limited too.

"There is a shop in Little Plumstead but it is community-run and dependent on volunteers to keep it going and sells a very limited range of products.

All seven of the new homes will be three-bedroom bungalows (Image: Broadland District Council)

"There will be no affordable housing provision so there's no social benefit from that point of view.

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"There is also serious flooding at times and, when it floods, the water covers the whole road and affects the movement of traffic.

Houses currently line one side of Hare Road, with the seven bungalows planned for the field opposite (Image: Google)

"We know the climate is changing quite rapidly and flooding is going to become an increasing issue."

Despite the concerns, Broadland's planning committee voted in favour of the application, by six votes to three.