5 public notices to be aware of in Norfolk this week
12 hrs ago | By Harry Jackaman-Pegg, Live Reporter
Major supermarket plans among public notices in Norfolk. Here are five public notices to be aware of in Norfolk this week. (Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
From plans for a new supermarket in a seaside town to a sports centre's bid to upgrade its racket sport facilities, here are five public notices to be aware of in Norfolk this week.
1) Lynnsport set for major upgrade to transform racket sports
Lynnsport is set for a major upgrade to transform racket sports (Image: Pixabay)
A proposed new indoor tennis, padel and multisport hub at Lynnsport in King’s Lynn could transform racket sports in West Norfolk, according to borough council plans developed in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).
Focused on broadening access to year-round play, the scheme would see underused outdoor courts at Lynnsport covered and upgraded.
It would also include the addition of a multi-use games area and three new premium covered padel courts.
2) Four new homes could now be built by a developer on a main road near a town's football ground
A map showing how new homes could be arranged on the site
West Norfolk Council has received outline plans for land off the Lynn Road in Walsoken, on the outskirts of Wisbech.
A similar scheme for the site was approved last year, comprising four so-called "self-build" homes.
But the council is now being asked to agree to the removal of the self-build requirement, meaning a developer could take on the project.
The houses would be arranged along Lynn Road, close to the entrance to Wisbech Town FC's Fenland Stadium home.
Details of their design would have to be agreed by the council before work could begin.
A planning statement said new homes would contribute to the supply of housing in the area.
3) Plans revealed for major development on edge of Norfolk village
An architect's drawing showing the layout proposed for the site
Plans have been revealed for a major development of new homes on farmland in a Norfolk village.
Proposals have been drawn up for 24 new houses on a field at Emneth, near Wisbech.
They include a mix of five, four, three and two-bedroom properties, along with eight bungalows.
Four of the new-builds would provide affordable housing, according to the developer, who is not named in planning papers submitted to West Norfolk Council.
The 4.5-acre site lies to the north of the main village, off Ladys Drove.
4) Major supermarket makes fresh bid to open store in Norfolk town
The supermarket chain is making another attempt to build in Gorleston
A major supermarket is making another attempt to open a store in a Norfolk town.
Lidl is drawing up plans to build on undeveloped land in Gorleston, near Great Yarmouth, two years after a scheme in Links Road was abandoned.
The chain is hoping a move - approximately half a mile up the road to Beacon Park -will mean it can finally open in the town.
Initial details sent to Great Yarmouth Borough Council suggest the store could be built off Beaufort Way and Hodds Lane.
Bosses at the supermarket giant argue it will provide increased choice and competition for people living in the area.
Lidl has been trying to build in Gorleston since 2021, when a joint scheme with Norfolk County Council - which wanted to build houses - was touted for land off Links Road.
Those plans faced backlash, with locals vehemently opposing them.
While they were eventually withdrawn in 2024, Norfolk County Council did win permission to construct 446 homes on Links Road in May.
5) Plans for new self-build homes near village school
Looking towards the site from Church View Lane, from which the development would be accessed if given the go-ahead (Image: Google Maps)
A clutch of new "self-build" homes could be given the go-ahead next to a village school.
John Rowley has applied for permission in principle for nine self-build homes on land bordering the primary school at Gayton, near King's Lynn.
A planning statement says: "Self-build is one of the few routes still open to people who want to live in the village where they grew up, or near family who already do, or in the kind of small rural community that the wider housing market increasingly fails to serve."
Up to nine self-build plots could be made available to individuals looking to design and build their own homes.
The statement adds the says this would address a shortfall in the amount of self-build plots in West Norfolk.
A previous scheme for 50 homes on land including the current site was turned down and later rejected at appeal in 2019.
