Plans submitted for eight houses to built in Brooke

The application hopes to build seven bungalows and one two-storey home in Brooke, a village situated on the B1332 Norwich–Bungay Road.

Applicant, Mr A Jones, has outlined 0.84 hectares of land at the bottom of High Green for the development, which will be a cul-de-sac estate.

The area where the eight homes could be built (Image: Google)He says the proposal will create economic benefits as occupants will "contribute financially and socially" by supporting businesses, such as the newly opened Kings Head pub, and using other services and public transport.

It is said that the homes will be built to a "very high level of thermal performance" over and above the current building regulations standards.

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Brooke mere opposite The White Lion pub (Image: Sonya Duncan)

This is to ensure properties have a low carbon footprint and are economical for occupants to run.

The documents say PV panels will be mounted on the "south-facing roofs of all proposed dwellings" to provide renewable energy.

Plans say the applicant considers it "to be a contextually appropriate, sympathetic, and sustainable development", with regard to the "constraints, characteristics and opportunities" presented by the site and its surroundings.

Brooke Church (Image: Sonya Duncan)