Locals in Reepham claim that developers have been allowed to push through a key planning discharge, a step required before construction can begin, for a 141-home development off Broomhill Lane.

They say the decision permits the removal of mature trees and hedgerows as part of road-widening works, despite their belief that the fiolage sits on private land.

Locals fear for the future of their hedgerows and trees (Image: Google Maps)

The ownership, they add, was confirmed by a Norfolk County Council representative during a meeting in May.

Mark Bridges, who lives on Broomhill Lane, described the move as “just another example of the council being incompetent”.

He said: “Reepham is a unique, landlocked, small market town with difficult communications and a........

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