Controversial plans for an eco home in Taverham approved

Broadland District Council has granted permission for a six-bed eco-house to be built on a large plot of land in the outskirts of Taverham.

The plans show that a two-storey, flat-roofed building will be built into the ground. Most of the building will only be one-storey tall, due to the slope of the land.

The home will have white-rendered walls and timber boarding with large window sections. 

The home will have six bedrooms and be built into the slope of the land (Image: Jon Boon Architects Ltd) There will be a green 'living' roof and part of the front of the building will be a natural, plant-based 'living' wall. 

Plus, there will be a large swimming pool in the garden.

However applicants Mrs L Minkler And Mr R Singh have faced backlash for their plans from folk living in the local area.

Plans show the layout of the site, including a swimming pool (Image: Jon Boon Architects Ltd) In a letter sent to Broadland District Council in April this year, local Conservative councillor Ken Kelly said: "Taverham Parish Council has agreed to unanimously reject this application."

They joined 30 other objectors who took a range of issues with the plans.

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One nearby homeowner commented: "The Taverham development boundary exists for the very purpose of setting boundaries and it would be a very dangerous precedent to set by agreeing to this proposal."

The land is currently empty grassland (Image: Broadland District Council)Another said: "Representatives have for decades preserved the Wensum Valley from development and nothing has changed for this responsibility to change.

"There are badgers and bats living alongside this site which we have recorded on wildlife cameras."

Despite this, the Broadland District Council decided to approve the application.

But they haven't made it easy for the applicants, including 23 conditions that they must meet  to be compliant with the planning permission.