{"id":565415,"date":"2026-05-04T09:57:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565415\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:57:03","slug":"plans-to-build-eight-new-homes-in-fakenham-are-shelved-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565415\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans to build eight new homes in Fakenham are shelved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Mrs K Baxter put forward plans in 2022 to develop on a one-acre site at Greenway Lane.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This would have seen the existing house in the garden knocked down and up to eight homes being built.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  However, it has been confirmed that North Norfolk District Council\u00a0has &#8220;disposed&#8221; of the plans.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A planning authority can dispose of a planning application when the period for determination and appeal has expired, with no decision made.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The plans were disposed of by North Norfolk District Council in April 2026 (Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/housing\/23021594.eight-homes-built-fakenham-garden\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The proposal<\/a> included alterations to provide safer access off Greenway Lane along with parking and turning areas for each home.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A mixture of three-bed and four-bed detached and semi-detached properties were also expected on the site.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A planning statement said: &#8220;The initial layout allows for generous plots allowing for [future plans] to create a high-quality design in keeping with the surroundings.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The statement added that the plans would help the council meet the region&#8217;s housing needs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A number of objections were raised by neighbours, with concerns over highway safety and drainage issues.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  One person said: &#8220;There are already bottlenecks during peak times at the junction of Jubilee Avenue. It is not difficult to envisage the resultant bottleneck from 2\/3 cars stacking trying to access the subject site whilst a vehicle is trying to exit.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The narrow driveway design is insufficient to cope with the anticipated traffic flows.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Another neighbour commented: &#8220;The development of the site would reduce the capacity for the ground on the site to soak up rainfall, leading to additional run-off which would exacerbate drainage issues.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The additional eight dwellings would also place further strain on the sewage and drainage infrastructure.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  To view the plans in full, visit the district council&#8217;s planning portal, using the reference: PO\/22\/2244.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mrs K Baxter put forward plans in 2022 to develop on a one-acre site at Greenway Lane. This&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565416,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-565415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}