TMA Bark, based in Weston Longville, was hoping to open a new site on land east of Lyng Road in Hockering.

This would have included a two-storey office building, a welfare building, substation, a large area for hardstanding, and 40 parking spaces among others.

The supplier argued that its current site was "at capacity" and the development was required "to ensure the sustainability of the business".

The proposals drew backlash from locals over the impact on the nearby Hockering Wood (Image: Michael Garlick)

But planning officers said the facility would introduce "an alien hard, urbanising intrusion" into the........

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