Plans have been submitted to add 25 new properties to a housing development that received more than 60 objections.

The proposal is phase two of a development on land east of Rectory Road, just south of the Bure Valley railway line in Coltishall.

Norwich Evening News: The proposed site for the new homesThe proposed site for the new homes (Image: Google Maps)

It would add 25 new homes - including eight affordable properties - to the ongoing Crocus application for 30 dwellings at the same site.

Locals concerned about traffic, hedgerow removals and stretched facilities have previously described the project as "absolute insanity". 

One villager wrote: "A further 30 houses on an already busy road is ridiculous.

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"The site entrance is on a one-way, single-track road which will be expected to service a potential 60 extra vehicles - working on two cars per household, a very conservative estimate."

Another said the village had "little or no unused educational or medical capacity".

"It's absolutely insanity," they added.

Norwich Evening News: Plans for phase two of the development (right) alongside phase one (left)Plans for phase two of the development (right) alongside phase one (left) (Image: Broadland District Council)

The latest homes will comprise a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom houses and two to three-bedroom bungalows. 

The dwellings will not exceed two storeys in height.

Speaking on the application, Jo Copplestone, district councillor for Coltishall, said: "Local people are very concerned. 

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"I will be calling the plans to committee to ensure people can have their say.

"Rectory Road is very narrow so it isn't ideal to build new homes there.

"The B1150 is a big problem and the village's bridge is having to deal with increasingly heavy traffic.

Norwich Evening News: Examples of the propertiesExamples of the properties (Image: Broadland District Council)

"I know Crocus have spoken to the parish council about helping out with infrastructure.

"That is very important because building new homes in the area without suitable infrastructure is a huge mistake."

The application will now be determined by Broadland District Council.