Councillors had questions about why the whole field was not being used for development.
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A decision to develop 33 homes in a field near Beccles has been deferred because of concerns the whole field is not being used.
The plans, put forward to East Suffolk District Council, include building 33 new homes, open space and a visitor car park in a field opposite Ringsfield Primary School in Ringsfield, Suffolk.
A meeting of the council s planning committee held on Monday heard how planning officer Rachel Lambert put forward a recommendation to approve the plans.
The proposed site sits opposite Ringsfield Primary School.
He said: This will lead to the overdevelopment of a quiet residential area. The proposed development would affect the natural light coming into my garden, notably the winter sunshine. A cafe opposite my garden as well as a car park would be the ultimate invasion of privacy.
These concerns were reflected by Brian Keller of Oulton Broad Parish Council.
He said: We understand the need for more care home rooms, but we are overly concerned about the 19 objections to the development from residents. This would overwhelm the residential nature of the area. Residents of Gorleston Road already will feel hemmed in and this would result in the overdevelopment of the residential area it sits in.
He said: This will lead to the overdevelopment of a quiet residential area. The proposed development would affect the natural light coming into my garden, notably the winter sunshine. A cafe opposite my garden as well as a car park would be the ultimate invasion of privacy.
These concerns were reflected by Brian Keller of Oulton Broad Parish Council.
He said: We understand the need for more care home rooms, but we are overly concerned about the 19 objections to the development from residents. This would overwhelm the residential nature of the area. Residents of Gorleston Road already will feel hemmed in and this would result in the overdevelopment of the residential area it sits in.