Bid for 67 homes at gateway to seaside village
Badger Building wants to build 67 homes in Scratby. Part of the plot already has permission for 19 homes under a separate bid Picture: Google Maps - Credit: Archant
A bid to build homes on a wedge of land would create a “village green” gateway for a seaside community.
Lowestoft-based Badger Buidling claims its proposal for bungalows and houses would be an opportunity to create a “character” gateway to Scratby.
Planning documents submitted to Great Yarmouth Borough Council reveal the developer is looking to build 28 bungalows and 39 houses on land along Scratby Road, formerly a fruit growing and pick-your-own field.
Some 13 properties will be “affordable”.
They say six people responded to a consultation which saw 30 leaflets delivered.
Concerns raised included the effect on the “quiet” village, capacity at schools and the doctors’ surgery, as well as the ability of sewerage and infrastructure to cope.
MORE: Villages ‘swamped’ by multiple building bids for over 400 homesTwo responses were in general support.
Plans show homes overlooking a central green and a “character village green” alongide the A149.
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Councillor Geoff Freeman whose Great Yarmouth Borough Council ward includes the site said the plans were “worthy of good consideration.”
They supercede a previous application for 19 homes on the same site which was approved.
People have until September 5 to have their say.
Find the plans online here.
