Plans for a block of 28 flats to be built near Great Yarmouth's Golden Mile have been approved.
The bid for the stretch of land adjoining Raynscourt Lodge on the corner of Euston Road and Marine Parade went up before planners at Great Yarmouth Borough Council's development control committee.
The land on Euston Road, which was once the site of the former Raynscourt Hotel, is currently used as surface-level car parking with 25 spaces. The hotel was demolished in 2016.
The successful proposal is for the construction of 28 flats in a four and five-storey 'L' shape building, turning the corner with frontages on Euston Road and Marine Parade.
The layout shows nine two-bed maisonettes, one three-bed maisonette, thirteen two-bed flats, four one-bed flats and one one-bed flat.
Two of the flats will have outside balconies with others having 'Juliet' style balconies.
No car parking is proposed in the plans. Instead, 36 secure cycle storage spaces have been included.
The site was also recommended for an archaeological and a contaminant survey due to the proximity of the Town Battery, which was built in 1781 during the American War of Independence, along with earlier fortifications from the 16th century.
Since the hotel's demolition, applicants have made several proposals for the plot, including an original bid which was withdrawn in 2020 after planners raised concerns the building would be "too tall and bulky".
Before the successful bid was decided, a few objections were raised. Representatives noted potential issues with the lack of car parking spaces added to the plans, "low grade residential accommodation in a high value tourism area," and concerns the height of the building would detract from the frontage of existing buildings on Euston Road.
Also, at last week's development control committee meeting, plans for 41 homes to be built by Badger Buildings land north of Scratby Road, Scratby, were deferred again.
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