Plans for seven homes at former Shipdham pub and garage site

The plans have been put forward by Places for People for the properties west of Bell Pitt Way in Shipdham.

Each home would be spread across two floors and feature a kitchen, dining room, living room, and either two or three bedrooms.

The site in the village near Dereham was previously occupied by the Waggon and Horses pub and Central Garage, which have both been demolished.

The Old Waggon and Horses pub in Chapel Street, Shipdham, has been demolished (Image: Newsquest)

It now holds a temporary marketing suite, landscaping and a small parking bay, forming the front of a 102-home residential scheme that is currently under construction.

Previous plans to demolish the pub, garage and shops for new flats and commercial units were approved in 2017.

But the units never came forward and an attempt to swap the land for affordable homes was refused and dismissed on appeal.

Concerns were raised over "insufficient evidence" about marketing or providing alternative uses for the commercial units, but it was argued there was no "committed occupier interest".

The layout of the proposed homes (Image: Breckland Council)

A planning statement with the application said the homes represent "an efficient use of a previously developed site" and would complete the wider development on the land.

The statement added that the additional homes would contribute to the vitality and viability of local services within Shipdham.

It continued: "The proposal would deliver a high-quality residential development that responds positively to its context and integrates seamlessly with the adjoining housing development through a complementary scale, form, and design approach.

"In doing so, it would contribute towards addressing the Council's acknowledged housing delivery challenges and would assist in boosting the supply of housing in accordance with national planning objectives.

"The site is available immediately and is capable of making a meaningful contribution to housing delivery in the short term, a matter that attracts significant weight given current housing supply considerations".

Demolition work taking place at the Central Garage in Shipdham (Image: Newsquest)

Breckland Council is due to make a decision on the plans at a later date.

To view the plans in full, visit the council's planning portal, using the reference: PL/2026/1125/FMIN.