A developer has launched a bid to overturn a decision to block shops and flats in a West Norfolk village. Norton Hill hoped to build two shops with flats above on a parcel of land off Furlong Road in Stoke Ferry. The plans proved controversial as a previous developer had promised locals to create a community space, with a village hall and green areas as part of a larger development. But this failed to come to fruition after the firm went bust, leaving villagers feeling “abandoned”. A decade later, Norton Hill has since put forward its plans for the shops and flats. In January this year, West N…