“A sad day for West Norfolk.” That’s how a councillor has described a decision to approve the first stage of a major housing project without an access road being built first. Norfolk county councillor and leader of the Progressive Party Alex Kemp has said that West Norfolk Council planning committee’s decision was “wrong” and expressed her concerns for pedestrian safety in West Winch. The major scheme would see up to 4,000 new homes built in the village over the next 20 years, while there are also plans to create an access road linking the A10 to the A47. The first stage of the plans was appro…
