Long-held plans for 600 new homes on the edge of the city could finally go ahead after a decade of uncertainty. 

Lothbury Property Trust received outline planning permission for the project near Thorpe St Andrew from Broadland District Council in June 2013.

But this consent is set to expire after the developer chose to forfeit a requirement to submit a reserved matters application within 10 years of outline approval.

 

As a result, Lothbury is now drawing up proposals for a "revised plans application" for the site, on land between Dussindale and Thorpe End.

The scheme would see land at Brook and Laurel Farm in Green Lane redeveloped for the new homes, alongside 13 hectares of employment land, retail community facilities and a rail halt.

Norwich Evening News: The plans would see the homes built near Thorpe St Andrew The plans would see the homes built near Thorpe St Andrew (Image: Google Maps)

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That rail halt could potentially be used to add a stop for Broadland Business Park on the Norwich to Sheringham line - close to where hundreds of homes are already being built.

A link road would also be established between Plumstead Road East and the business park, while Green Lane could be closed off to traffic in order to create a walking and cycling route.

The majority of the homes and employment areas would be two storeys but could be up to four in appropriate areas - with one part of the development being next to the railway line.

Norwich Evening News: The proposed sites of the Brook and Laurel Farm development near Dussindale and Thorpe EndThe proposed sites of the Brook and Laurel Farm development near Dussindale and Thorpe End (Image: Broadland District Council)

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No official timeframes for the project have yet been revealed, but Lothbury has been cleared to submit a fresh application after its Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping report was approved by Broadland District Council earlier this month.

Ian Mackie, Conservative county councillor for Thorpe St Andrew, said earlier this year: "This scheme is part of a complex development with various organisations.

"It is important it is done correctly in consultation to deliver green travel infrastructure but this is over 10 years old and to avoid land banking and further delays this action is needed to take this forward."