A woman has appealed a decision refusing permission for her to build homes in a Broads village.
The applicant Paula Skippings, had hoped to build four homes on rural land north of Filby Road in the quaint setting of Stokesby.
But Great Yarmouth Borough Council refused the plans stating that the homes would "erode the undeveloped and rural character" of the countryside.
It added the development "would be out of keeping" with the pastoral landscape.
In addition, planners argued that the proposed plans are for an "unsustainable location" which is "remote from schools, town centre shopping, health provision, and has restricted employment opportunities".
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At the end of July, the applicant appealed the refusal to the government's planning inspectorate.
Within the appellant's appeal document it states that Mrs Skippings "contests that the appeal should be treated as being within the countryside".
It argues that the site is "the most suitable site for development within the settlement without encroaching into the countryside".
The applicant also "contests" that the site is not suitably located and is within a "close" distance to many nearby places.
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The applicant says among the facilities close to the site outlined for the development are: St Andrews Church which is just a "four-minute walk or a one-minute cycle", Stokesby Village Hall and Stokesby's Sports and Social Club is a "two-minute walk and a one-minute cycle", The Ferry Inn is a "five-minute and a one-minute cycle", The Village Shop at The Ferry Inn is a "five minute or a one minute cycle" and a Childrens Play Area is a "five-minute walk or a one minute cycle".
In addition, she argues that there is a bus stop just a "five-minute walk" away where you can catch buses to "Acle, Blofield Heath and Gorleston via the 69 and 72A bus routes".
An inspector from the Planning Inspectorate will have to pay a site visit to the area outlined for the development before a decision is made.
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