Developer Hill Residential says it has faced "unprecedented construction costs" while attempting to build its 239-home scheme in Thorpe St Andrew.

It argued to Broadland District Council that it could no longer afford to build any of the 79 low-cost properties it had promised as a result of the increased financial pressure.

At a meeting of the authority’s planning committee on Wednesday, Dan Massie, development director at the firm, said: "We fully recognise the importance of affordable housing and this is not a position Hill........

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