By Geoff Fisher 
Broadland District Council’s Planning Committee approved the Broomhill Lane application for 141 homes, despite the GNLP policy reducing the housing allocation on the site, stating there should now be “approximately 100 homes in total”, and officers also determining that no further public consultation was necessary, despite a requirement to do so.
This is another sad day for local democracy, not helped by the comments of District Councillor Stuart Beadle, who mentioned that a kiss on his cheek in the Market Place convinced him that he was doing the right thing in supporting the application and conveniently forgetting the 180 or so local objections made against the proposal.
We now await the outcome of the sports hall “outline” planning application, which is due to expire on 21 December.
Hugh Ivins, Whitwell
Above: The site for the proposed new sports hall. Photo: Realistic Reepham