Downham gets 12 homes – despite town council opposition
Published Date:
05 September 2008
By Daisy Wallage
PLANNERS at West Norfolk Council have approved plans for a dozen new homes in Downham, despite opposition from the town council.
The applicant, a client of David Taylor Associates, has been given the go-ahead to demolish an empty house, known as The Cottage, in Fairfield Road and build the new development in its place.
Downham Town Council objected to the scheme, to be built next to the railway, amid fears the homes would be cramped, noisy and prone to flooding.
There were also concerns the homes would not be in-keeping in the area, which was in danger of becoming over-developed.
But planning officers recommended the project be given the go-ahead and concluded it would make a positive contribution to the town while "setting the tone" for further development to the north.
The council's development control board approved the plans, with conditions, at a meeting on Monday.
The full article contains 158 words and appears in Lynn News Friday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
08 September 2008 9:20 AM
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Source:
Lynn News Friday
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Location:
King's Lynn
