Plans lodged to South Norfolk Council for 39 new homes in Bressingham
Dozens of new homes are set to be built across the road from a village primary school in South Norfolk.
Plans lodged with South Norfolk Council have revealed hopes for 39 houses to be built on land east of School Road in Bressingham, near Diss.
The new estate would be built across five acres of farmland on the edge of the village, close to Bressingham Primary School.
The developers have included a new car park for the school as part of the proposals, in an effort to alleviate fears about road safety.
The 19 new parking spaces would be primarily for use by parents and carers picking up and dropping off their children, to prevent an increase in parking on verges along School Road and High Road.
Locals raised concerns about increased traffic in the area surrounding the school and the influx of construction vehicles while the site is being developed.
These fears have been exacerbated by a long-running saga over a controversial energy plant at Deal Farm in the village.
The anaerobic digester plant – which uses organic waste and crops to create biomethane that can be used to produce power – was built by Deal Farm Biogas on land off Kenninghall Road.
When development started in 2018, neighbours argued it was far larger than specified in the plans South Norfolk Council had previously approved in 2015.
The company was then forced to submit a fresh application, which was turned down by the council’s planning committee in 2022 after a tireless campaign by local people.
The decision to refuse the application was appealed to the government’s Planning Inspectorate, which rules on planning disputes, and a nine-day public inquiry was held last summer to assess whether the correct ruling was made.
The government inspector concluded the facility was detrimental to the safety of surrounding roads and the quality of life of locals, and upheld the ruling made by South Norfolk Council.
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