Eleanor Storey

Norwich

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Plans submitted for 40 new homes in Buxton

1 week ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Storey

Plans submitted for 40 new homes in villageEleanor StoreyLocal Democracy Reporting ServicePA MediaPlans have been submitted to a local authority for new homes to be built in Norfolk Plans have been submitted to a council for 40 new homes to be built in a small village. The proposals lodged with Broadland Council are for the homes to be built in Buxton, near Aylsham in Norfolk.
Council grants licence for late-night bar and grill despite local complaints

1 week ago | edp24.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

2 1/1 A late-night bar is set to open in a Norfolk town despite pushback from worried neighbours. South Norfolk Council has granted a premises licence for Victoria Bar and Grill to operate in Diss. The application has been controversial among locals, with many lodging official objections with the authority citing fears about loud music, drunken customers and vandalism.
Plans for dozens of new homes in small Norfolk village

1 week ago | edp24.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

Designs for a new estate in Buxton, Norfolk (Image: ESCO Developments) Plans have emerged for 40 new homes to be built in a small Norfolk village. The proposals lodged with Broadland Council seek permission for the scheme in Buxton, near Aylsham. The new housing would be built across five acres of farmland to the north of the village, which is currently home to around 1,000 people.
Councillors resist Norfolk town becoming Greater Norwich 'tentacle'

1 week ago | edp24.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

3 1/1 Councillors are worried about a Norfolk town becoming a "tentacle" attached to the city under reorganisation plans. The idea of Wymondham forming part of a new Greater Norwich Council has been met with scepticism by locals. Norfolk's councils all face abolition, with new authorities set to be created to replace them, as part of the Labour government's devolution and reorganisation plans.
Elvins garage in Poringland set to be demolished and rebuilt

1 week ago | edp24.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

2 1/1 A garage near Norwich could be demolished and rebuilt under new plans. Elvins, at the Norwich Road roundabout in Poringland, closed its workshop and MOT station last month after 40 years in business. The site was sold to a new owner who committed to continue operating the petrol station as a separate entity. However, new plans lodged with South Norfolk Council have revealed hopes to completely transform the site.
Licence granted for Victoria Bar and Grill in Diss by South Norfolk Council

1 week ago | dissexpress.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

A late-night bar is set to open in a Norfolk town despite pushback from worried neighbours. South Norfolk Council has granted a premises licence for Victoria Bar and Grill to operate in Diss. The application has been controversial among residents of the town, with many lodging official objections with the authority citing fears about loud music, drunken customers and vandalism.
Major step forward for controversial pylon scheme through Norfolk countryside

2 weeks ago | edp24.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

3 1/1 New design work is set to begin on a controversial pylon scheme stretching across swathes of Norfolk countryside. National Grid's Norwich to Tilbury scheme has taken a step forward after securing early construction funding approval from independent regulator Ofgem. Because this is a nationally significant infrastructure project, this permission is required before National Grid can release funds.
Work on 4,000 new homes in Attleborough delayed for second time

2 weeks ago | dissexpress.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

Work on a major 4,000-home development that would double the population of a Norfolk town has been delayed again. The Attleborough Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) has been in the pipeline for years, with outline plans first lodged submitted to Breckland Council by Ptarmigan Land in 2017 and approved in 2020. While the project was initially expected to get under way last summer, the target was pushed back to early this year due to various delays.
Council's de facto leader faces questions after founding devolution firm

2 weeks ago | edp24.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

3 1/1 City Hall's de facto leader is facing questions over her directorship of a devolution consultancy firm. Carli Harper, who was recently made cabinet member for major projects at Norwich City Council, is one of the founders of Devo Agency.
Work on 4,000 new homes in Attleborough delayed AGAIN

2 weeks ago | edp24.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

Plans for 4,000 new homes in Attleborough are on hold (Image: Mike Page) Work on a major 4,000-home development that would double the population of a Norfolk town has been delayed again. The Attleborough Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) has been in the pipeline for years, with outline plans first lodged submitted to Breckland Council by Ptarmigan Land in 2017 and approved in 2020.