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Developer confirms it will challenge Jenrick’s decision to throw out Broadway Malyan tower

By 2020-12-22T07:00:00

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Housing secretary rejected £271m Anglia Square scheme in Norwich last month

Weston Homes has confirmed it will launch a High Court challenge to the government’s decision to refuse planning for Broadway Malyan’s £271m Anglia Square housing scheme in Norwich.

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick threw out the proposal to build 1,200 homes and a 20-storey tower in the city’s medieval centre last month.

Jenrick said the scheme, which had been approved by the city council in 2018, was too large in relation to the surrounding context, adding it did “not demonstrate the exceptional quality required by policy”.

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