Plans for a tin shed next to an ancient village church have been thrown out.

Paul Gibbon applied to build the structure on land off Kirkgate at Holme, near Hunstanton.

He said the corrugated iron building would be used to store maintenance items and machinery used to tend a paddock.

Mr Gibbon said the materials which would be used are "seen widely in the Norfolk countryside and both sympathetic and appropriate as they are agricultural in nature".

But West Norfolk Council has refused planning permission after a number of objections.

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West Norfolk council's conservation officer objected, saying the 7m x 5m building would be "highly visible" from the churchyard of the neighbouring Grade I listed St Mary's Church.

They added a smaller brick shed would be "more in keeping with the area".

Holme Parish Council said it would like to see a building constructed from more "sympathetic" materials.

Neighbour Patricia Langton said the shed would obstruct "the beautiful, tranquil view" of the church from her caravan.