A couple hope to build their "forever home" in a leafy Norfolk village.

The pair, named as Mr and Mrs Fairbrother in planning papers, have applied for permission to develop land at Upwell, near Downham Market.

A planning statement says they hope to build a two storey, five-bed property using reclaimed brick on a site they have bought off Small Lode, which would become their "forever family home".

It would include a turret and have an ornamental garden. 

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"The proposed design is truly bespoke, tailored to client and family needs and not designed for open-market sale," it adds.

"The applicants are long-term residents of the village, Mrs Fairbrother’s maiden name is Lunn, which has a longstanding connection with the village."

The statement says the Fairbrothers currently live close to the application site on Listers Road, and before that they took on a barn conversion on Small Lode.

A decision is expected later this year.