Published:
3:17 PM May 6, 2021
South Norfolk District Council approved plans for 23 new homes on land off The Street, in Woodton.
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Plans for more than 20 new homes in a Norfolk village have been given the green light, despite concerns over a lack of affordable housing.
The former nursery site on land west of The Street, in Woodton, is set to be transformed after plans were unanimously approved by South Norfolk District Council s development management committee on Wednesday, May 6.
The plans, which also include six bungalows, offer only two affordable homes, despite a strategic housing market assessment recommendation of six, following an independent assessment of the site.
A spokesperson for the development consortium said: We have liaised extensively with both the parish and district councils on these proposals and, as the properties all fit within the existing development and density parameters, over development should not be a concern.
There were some local objections to the initial outline application when it was first submitted back in 2011.
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Norfolk County Council s flood and water management team has objected to the plans in the absence of an acceptable drainage strategy , but said it would review its comments if issues are addressed.
While no Hethersett residents have so far made an official comment to South Norfolk District Council on the proposed increase in homes, several villagers have voiced their concerns.
Mrs Justice Lang criticised the letter County Hall sent to South Norfolk Council.
She said: The way in which the response letter was drafted gave the impression that the highway authority did not object to the access proposals because a roundabout was “considered safe and correct for this location”. However, although the roundabout proposal was technically acceptable, there were significant objections from officers to a new junction because the A140 is a route of strategic importance, defined as a corridor of movement and part of the Major Road Network. The letter did not refer at all to the advice from officers that the access road was contrary to policy.
Published:
7:39 AM April 2, 2021
Citizens Advice has closed its Wymondham office after a funding cut from South Norfolk District Council.
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Norfolk Citizens Advice says it had no choice but to close one of its offices after a council stopped funding its services.
On Thursday, April 1, the charity permanently closed its much needed service in Wymondham as it could no longer afford to continue.
Citizens Advice said it used to receive £22,500 annually from South Norfolk District Council (SNDC) to help its team of volunteers in the town support more than 2,200 residents per year.
The authority confirmed it had ended its funding for the service more than a year ago – a decision it says it made to reduce duplication of services and to protect and build on the huge success of the council s Help Hub , which responded to 18,000 requests for help in the last year.
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