A controversial new build has angered some locals in Old Hunstanton (Image: Chris Bishop/SWNS)
Neighbours in a seaside village dubbed “Millionaire’s Row” are reportedly furious after a new house was built allegedly in breach of planning rules.
Angry locals were warned to stop inundating parish councillors in Old Hunstanton, , with phone calls over the new build in Wodehouse Road, which has been described as “unsightly”.
The owners of The White Cottage, a Mr and Mrs Middleton, are seeking retrospective planning permission for the three-storey building.
White Cottage is in a road named after PG Wodehouse, the Jeeves and Wooster author, who was a regular visitor to the village near the seaside town of Hunstanton.
Some locals argue the owners were given permission for a two-storey build, but maintain it rises to three-storeys. The Middletons insist they were granted permission for a three-storey building.
PG Wodehouse was a regular visitor to Old Hunstanton (Image: Getty)
Old Hunstanton Parish Council received a “barrage” of “abusive” phone calls from angry locals, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
That led Nick Eastwell, who chairs the parish council, to plead with people to end the harrying.
An objection reproduced by says: “The breaches have led to the existence of a building that appears to be too big and high for its plot and the surrounding dwellings.”
It adds that the breaches directly impact on the light levels and privacy of the immediate neighbours and is viewed as being “unsightly” within the neighbourhood.
The Middletons have only admitted to slight alterations to a balcony and windows as well as a basement room, according to the same publication.
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The owners insist they have permission for three storeys but some locals disagree (Image: Atelier Associates)
They are seeking retrospective planning consent to vary the original plans, which were approved last year.
Planning Officer Connor Smalls has recommended approval, arguing the original approved application was always a three-storey building.
He said the addition of a lower ground floor room uses an existing, void space which already existed as part of the footings for the house.
Mr Smalls said: “This has resulted in no additional digging, has not resulted in any changes to the structural configuration of the dwelling and has made no difference to the external appearance of the overall property.”
Old Hunstanton Parish Council has urged the planning enforcement officer to make the applicant adhere to the initial “agreed” plans for a two storey building.
Express.co.uk has attempted to contact the Middletons via their agents, as listed on King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Council’s planning portal.