Hopes to build an industrial estate near a town have been put on pause amid an ongoing row between a developer and flood experts. Despite two years of negotiations, applicant Padley Property has failed to find a compromise with Norfolk County Council over its plans to construct the units on land off the A47 in Swaffham. Breckland Council members were due to make a decision on the scheme last Tuesday but they chose to defer due to the deadlock. The disagreement centres around the proposed drainage measures for the site, with the county’s lead flood authority (LLFA) believing there is not enough…
