Controversial plans to build almost 600 new homes in a Norfolk town have been revived - three years after the plug was pulled on a previous scheme.
Gladman Developments has lodged an application for outline planning permission for 595 homes at Norwich Common in Wymondham.
The Cheshire-based company has submitted its plans for the site, on almost 100 acres of farmland near the A11, with South Norfolk Council.
The company previously submitted proposals for the land in 2019, but they triggered concerns among locals about increased strain on local services and traffic on the roads.
Those plans were withdrawn in 2023, despite the developers having previously requested extra time to address some of the issues which had been raised.
But last year, it became clear fresh plans were in the pipeline, when the company requested an environmental impact assessment scoping opinion from South Norfolk Council.
That determined the extent of issues to be considered and what information the council needed to be included in the environmental statement of a new application.
That fresh application has now been submitted, with the plans also including play areas, green spaces and a local centre, which would include shops.
Wymondham currently has a population of more than 16,000 and has already been earmarked for large housing developments that could result in huge population growth over the coming years.
The application also comes at a time when the Conservative-controlled council faces challenges over where new homes are constructed, amid increased government targets for new homes.
Councils have to demonstrate they have enough land for at least five years' worth of housing.
South Norfolk Council cannot currently show that it has that quantity of land earmarked for new homes, which makes it tougher for them to reject schemes put forward by developers.
South Norfolk Council's planning committee will make a decision on whether to grant permission for the Wymondham scheme in due course.
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