Four-home scheme approved despite road safety concerns
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 07:02 · Archive
Plans for four homes in Sprowston have been approved despite neighbours' concerns about road safety at the proposed entrance.
Broadland District Council has approved plans for a four-home housing scheme on land off Blue Boar Lane in Sprowston. The development, submitted by Richard Gurney Children's Settlement, was originally proposed as five homes but was reduced to four following concerns about scale. The entrance will be built from an existing turn-off on Blue Boar Lane opposite Laundry Lane, near Sprowston Sports and Social Club.
Half a dozen neighbours objected to the plans, arguing the entrance location was an "accident waiting to happen". They cited the blind bend and limited visibility at that corner of Blue Boar Lane, noting several near misses already occur when vehicles exit nearby driveways. Sprowston Town Council also objected twice, making the same concerns about sight lines.
Planning officers concluded the development was acceptable. Norfolk County Council's Highway Authority raised no objections to the proposed access. Officers acknowledged the road is busy with a 30mph speed limit but found no grounds to refuse the scheme on road safety grounds.
How it is being reported
- Plans for four-home housing scheme gets council's final approvalPlans have been approved to have four homes built on land off Blue Boar Lane in Sprowston despite neighbours' road safety fears.Eastern Daily Press · 13 Oct, 06:00
- Plans for four-home housing scheme gets council's final approvalPlans have been approved to have four homes built on land off Blue Boar Lane in Sprowston despite neighbours' road safety fears.Norwich Evening News · 13 Oct, 06:00
In this story: Broadland District Council · Richard Gurney Children's Settlement · Norfolk County Council · Sprowston · Blue Boar Lane · Sprowston Town Council
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