North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) has granted Flagship Homes permission to build 26 homes off Catfield Road.
Of the homes, 20 will be for social rent, allocated to people on the local housing register by NNDC. As this is a rural exception site, people who already have a connection to Ludham and the villages around it will have priority. Six will be shared ownership homes.
The homes will range from one to four bedrooms and include some bungalows, meaning there will be something to suit younger people just starting out, growing families, and older residents looking to stay in the village as their needs change.
The land sits on the northern edge of the village and is a short walk from a primary school, shops, a surgery and bus routes into North Walsham and Norwich.
The development has been shaped by the people who live in the area. More than 70 residents came to a consultation at Ludham Village Hall in April last year, and their feedback influenced the plans.
After concerns were raised about flooding and drainage, Flagship Homes commissioned a detailed flood modelling survey of the site, which fed directly into the design and into discussions with Norfolk County Council, the Lead Local Flood Authority, who had to sign off the scheme before it could go forward.
The result is a drainage strategy that goes well beyond the water storage basin planned for the western edge of the 1.4-hectare site and includes permeable paving, roadside swales and an offsite discharge connection all work together to manage surface water and keep flood risk down, both for the new homes and for the village around them.
Concerns about the safety of children near the water also saw the play area moved to the other side of the site, redesigned as a natural trail, or fitness course.
The village’s oak trees, which residents were keen to protect, have been kept and worked around.
Alongside the homes, roughly a third of a hectare of green open space will be open to the whole village, not just the new residents, with wildflower areas, log piles, bug hotels and nesting boxes to give local wildlife a home too.
The houses themselves will be warm and affordable to run, heated by air source heat pumps and fitted with solar panels rather than relying on gas, and built to a high energy standard to help keep bills down for the families living in them.
Flagship Homes is the development arm of Bromford Flagship LiveWest.
Construction is expected to start in early 2027 and the first homes should be ready to move into by March 2028.
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Tony Tann, managing director of Flagship Homes, said: “For a lot of people, staying in the village they grew up in just isn’t possible any more.
“Rents and house prices have become out of reach, and families end up having to move away from the people and places they know.
“These homes are about giving local people in and around Ludham a chance to build a life in a place they love; in a home they can afford.”
“We spent a long time listening before the plans were signed off.
“Many locals turned out to the consultation, and they told us plainly what mattered to them.
“That feedback has made this a better development, from how we’ve dealt with drainage to keeping those old oaks and rethinking where the children play.
“I’m grateful to everyone who took the time to have their say.”
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