Published:
4:30 PM April 14, 2021
The junction of Hawes Lane with Heath Road in Norton which construction traffic would have to navigate to access the development site if plans are approved
- Credit: Andy Sedgwick
Plans to develop village land requiring access down a narrow rural lane in Norton have been rejected once again.
Mid Suffolk District Council refused plans for nine homes off Hawes Lane in Norton by Ash Property Consortium Ltd at its meeting on Wednesday morning, citing fresh highways and rural character concerns.
Developers had originally submitted plans for 20 homes there in 2019, rejected by the committee in the autumn of that year and upheld by the Planning Inspectorate on appeal.
Published:
4:30 PM April 7, 2021
The junction of Hawes Lane with Heath Road in Norton which construction traffic would have to navigate to access the development site if plans are approved
- Credit: Andy Sedgwick
Fresh plans for homes in a Mid Suffolk village have been recommended for approval next week, despite ongoing fears from the community about highways.
Proposals for nine homes off Hawes Lane in Norton have been lodged by Ash Property Consortium Ltd. A previous application for 20 homes on the same site in October 2019 was refused, prompting an appeal that was ultimately unsuccessful.
The chief reason for the refusal was: The proposed development accessing Hawes Lane would, if approved, likely result in a significant conflict between cars and pedestrians by construction traffic and during the lifetime of the development and given the design and character of the lane would be detrimental to highway safety and amenity for existing residents.