Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the area.
Search the Public Notice Portal What is the Public Notice Portal?What is the Public Notice Portal?
The Public Notice Portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood.
Search the Public Notice PortalA bid to turn a former GP surgery into an off-licence has stirred up anger amid fears it could trigger problems with alcohol misuse and antisocial behaviour.
A developer has applied to West Norfolk Council to convert Fairstead Surgery in King's Lynn, four years after it closed.
Shutting the surgery led people in the community to say they felt "abandoned" and the plans have stirred up fresh frustration.
Rob Colwell, a Liberal Democrat county councillor for Gaywood South, said: "An off-licence in a former health centre? You can't make it up.
"The community is already experiencing elements of anti-social behaviour.
"Recognised as an area of urban deprivation, Fairstead is already struggling with issues around alcohol misuse, mental health problems that come from it, and sadly high levels of violence.
"Introducing an alcohol outlet like this in such a location could contribute to further social and health issues."
Fairstead is among the top 10 most deprived areas in Norfolk, according to a Norfolk County Council report.
Mr Colwell has called for the bid to be blocked.
The application can be viewed on the council's website (ref: 25/00201/LA_PRE).
Share