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Angry Methwold residents ponder legal challenge after homes bid approved

The decision to allow 30 new homes to be built on an area of open land off Crown Street, Methwold has also sparked calls for a review of council planning rules, as the proposal was lodged by a councillor. But supporters maintain the scheme is suitable ...

Homes plan would help Methwold 'thrive', developer claims

Councillors have been urged not to let a village “wither and die” by rejecting plans for a new housing development. A decision is expected today on the proposal for 30 new homes on an area of open space on Crown Street, Methwold. The issue was deferred ...

Councillors slam road assessments for West Norfolk housing plans

The demand was made as major new housing schemes for the villages of Methwold and Southery were approved today, despite councillors raising access concerns. But planners warned that refusal of either scheme could not be justified without the support ...

'No compelling justification' for Methwold homes bid, say council planners

Plans for 30 new homes in Methwold, which critics say would destroy a centuries old landscape if approved, have been opposed by council planning officials. Developers insist their plans to build on an area of open land in Crown Street are sustainable ...

House saved after workshop fire

Firefighters managed to stop a workshop blaze spreading to a house in West Norfolk early this morning. They were called to Feltwell Road in Southery near Downham Market just after one o'clock. Four crews from Downham Market, Methwold, Littleport and ...

Firefighters stop workshop blaze spreading to house in Southery, near Downham ...

The crews, from Downham Market, Methwold, Littleport and King's Lynn South, used hose reel jets and compressed air foam to put the fire out. A spokesman said the fire was “threatening to advance to the house”, but the firefighters stopped it. It is not ...

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