Plans for a housing development in a Norfolk town look set to go ahead, despite concerns the project is "architecturally mismatched”.
Developers want to build a two-bed home on Denmark Street, Diss, next to the town's former Conservative Club.
The former club building, called Grasmere, is in the process of being converted into five apartments, following a previous application.
Ahead of a planning meeting to discuss the latest scheme, nine neighbours and Diss Town Council wrote to South Norfolk Council, calling for it to the rejected.
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Locals have argued the scheme is an overdevelopment of the site and not appropriate for the location.
One said: “It adds yet more traffic disruption to a road already ill-equipped to deal with cars entering and leaving properties.
“The extension is architecturally mismatched with the existing plan, creating an unsightly flat roofed eyesore more akin to a sprawling office complex.”
But recommending the scheme for approval, planning officers said: “The site is in a sustainable location, the dwelling relates appropriately and appearance and scale to the existing building at Grasmere, there will be acceptable impacts on the character and appearance of the area.”
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