Chris Bishop

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4 1/1 A controversial campsite owner plans to open another one - in a village where locals say there are already "too many". Nigel Marsh has been embroiled in a string of skirmishes with officials over his existing sites. While he has won a number of appeals against West Norfolk Council regarding land off South Beach Road at Heacham, he is still waiting to hear whether the council will grant him a lawful development certificate.

2 weeks ago | edp24.co.uk | Chris Bishop

For when the hedge outside shuffled off its mortal coil, its owner applied to take arms against a sea of troubles and chop it down. Now officials have agreed the curtain can fall on the specimen on Station Road, at Burnham Market. READ MORE: Go-ahead for shop in Burnham Market to expand An application by the owner's agent said: "We wish to remove the conifer hedge as it is dead on one side and not very aesthetically pleasing.

2 weeks ago | edp24.co.uk | Chris Bishop

4 1/1 Long-awaited plans for turn a former village school into 20 new homes for locals have taken a major step forward. The primary at Sedgeford, near Hunstanton, closed five years ago after pupil numbers plummeted. It ran out of children, because people in their 20s and 30s could no longer afford to buy a property in the leafy village, where the average house changes hands for more than £350,000 and almost half of properties are either second homes or holiday lets.

2 weeks ago | edp24.co.uk | Chris Bishop

2 1/1 Fisheries officials have defended the prosecution of eight Norfolk fishermen for failing to record their catches after the skippers suggested they were being persecuted for poor paperwork. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), which brought the case against the King's Lynn men, said its action had been "proportionate" and was necessary to ensure stocks remained sustainable.

2 weeks ago | edp24.co.uk | Chris Bishop

Smithdon High School at Hunstanton is considered one of the most important modernist buildings of the 20th century. Built in 1954, it was designed by Peter and Alison Smithson, in what would become known as the "new brutalism" style. Seventy years later, the Grade II listed campus off Downs Road is in need of refurbishment, including a new heating system.