Plans to demolish a home in a seaside village and build nine in its place have been refused.

The application, made by Beach House Developments Ltd, hoped to knock down a home on Beach Road in Scratby, near Great Yarmouth and build nine more.

But the borough council has refused the application for the plans on a number of grounds.

Firstly it said that the site "conflicts with the aims of sustainable development" as the council has a vision of trying to "minimise the need to travel".

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The council added that the design of the buildings "fails to have a positive relationship" with others within the parish.

The same family occupied this house tucked away in Scratby for more than 100 years until the last occupant died, leaving no immediate relatives. The same family occupied this house tucked away in Scratby for more than 100 years until the last occupant died, leaving no immediate relatives. (Image: Auction House East Anglia)

It added the "application does not demonstrate on-site provision of open space" - it explains that "new housing will be required to contribute to public open space needs to meet the recreational needs arising from development".

The house, which dates from the 1800s and was occupied by generations of the same family, was sold at auction in 2022 for £534,000.

According to the plans, the new houses would have been single-storey, three-bedroom dwellings, with access off Heather Avenue.