A GP practice could be expanded to cater for the hundreds of extra people expected to move into a growing suburb on the edge of Norwich.
Plans have been put into Broadland District Council to extend Drayton Medical Practice in Manor Farm Close onto neighbouring land given by Hopkins Homes, which has started building 267 homes in Hall Lane.
The land transfer is part of a Section 106 agreement for the Manor Farm Close development and a footpath is being built linking the site and surgery, according to Drayton Parish Council chairman Graham Everett.
A design and access statement from applicant Medical Centre Holdings said: "Extensive residential developments locally will lead to a significant increase in patient list size over the next 10 years, so additional facilities are required.
"Drayton Medical Practice is one of the largest practices in north Norfolk with a registered list size of around 18,200 patients.
"The scheme will provide the community with improved access to services locally and help to reduce pressures on acute capacity."
Both the parish council and Conservative district councillor Adrian Crotch welcomed the plans amid work progressing well on the 71-home Norfolk Homes Wensum View development in Drayton High Road, and permission for 29 homes on the former David Rice Hospital site in Drayton High Road.
Mr Crotch said: "All medical practices are under pressure and with the increase in housing in Drayton the expansion will make life better for patients and the influx of patients."
Mr Everett, who praised the surgery, said its expansion was a red line for the parish council in order for it to support the Hopkins Homes site.
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board also supports the extension application and the business case is going through the approval process.
The next phase is for the business case to be submitted to NHS England.
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