South Norfolk Council backed the final phase of Cringleford Heights - a 1,056-home estate beside the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the A47.

The first phase, a 650 home development initially outlined in 2013, is nearing completion and takes up a significant section of the northern part of the plot.

What the site would look like (Image: Carter Jonas)

However, the newly-approved second phase, which runs below phase one and stretches towards the fringes of the A47, has attracted concern from the adjacent Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, the ambulance service and Cringleford Parish Council over the transport concerns and the strain on local infrastructure.

Parish councillors said the second phase must not go ahead without a new link........

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