The Broads Authority had rejected the application in April for Crabbetts Marsh - a secluded area just off the River Bure in Horning - arguing the plastic would be out of keeping with the site’s natural, wooded character.

The application, for a residential plot known as Plot K on the Bureside Estate, proposed replacing 25 metres of timber quay heading with plastic piling in what officials said was a departure from tradition.

While both materials are used to prevent soil erosion, officers........

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