Brooke bungalows planning application is approved

Plans to build seven bungalows and a two-storey home in Brooke are to go ahead after the application was approved by South Norfolk Council. 

A Mr A Jones submitted the application last October for High Green to create a cul-de-sac estate. 

The proposal also includes garages and the construction of vehicular access.

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A design and access statement said only one of the bungalows would form "part of the group presently either built or under construction on the former farm complex".

The remaining dwellings will be accessed via a separate access road. 

The bungalows will have three bedrooms, associated living accommodation, and detached or integral garages. 

The two-storey home will have four bedrooms. 

The applicant also proposed that PV panels are to be installed on all "appropriate roof slopes of all eight dwellings".

The statement said: "These are anticipated to provide at least 10pc of the development's energy requirements."

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The site was formerly a farm small holding with a collection of buildings and small allotments.

When submitted, the application faced a number of objections from neighbours. 

On expressed their concerns that the development is "overbearing" and "out of character with the nearby properties in the conservation area". 

Another neighbour agreed and said Brooke is "characterised by its historic buildings and rural charm" and the proposed development "would disrupt the existing character and scale of the village".

A couple of neighbours are concerned over the increased traffic at an "already unsafe junction".

There was no objection from Brooke Parish Council.