Easton 900-home blueprint gets council backing
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More than 900 new homes have been proposed for a village on the edge of Norwich
Plans for 907 homes have been approved in principle, despite nearly 500 letters of objection.
The housing scheme has been proposed for Easton, near Norwich, and includes a primary school extension, village hall, a green and a shop.
A 502-signature petition and 473 letters were lodged against the plans, with concerns about traffic, pedestrian safety and GP provision.
South Norfolk councillors gave outline planning permission on Wednesday.
The developers will now have to submit and get approval for more detailed plans before any building work can start.
A consortium of local landowners - Easton and Otley College, the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance and the Rampton Property Trust - has put forward the scheme.
Just over a quarter of the properties would be allocated as affordable homes.
The council's planning officer recommended that councillors should approve the blueprint as it represented "sustainable development".
However, Easton Parish Council said the size of the development was "out of all proportion with the existing village" and Historic England objected on the grounds that a small part of the estate could harm a Grade I-listed church.