Developers had proposed to build the detached homes on a pasture in Beetley, a village of around 1,500 people north of Dereham.

They had argued that the scheme was essential to alleviate a housing shortfall in the area and provide more affordable homes.

However Breckland Council rejected the plans.

A proposal of what the development would look like(Image: Turley Planning)

It ruled that the scheme represented an........

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