Plans for the project near West Newton, on the Sandringham Estate have been submitted to West Norfolk Council.

They involve creating a new channel, wet meadow areas and seasonally flooded ground.

The 30-acre site lies next to the Appleton Stream, a tributary of the River Babingley and includes grassland, an existing pond, drainage channels, wetland vegetation and woodland.

A satellite image showing the location of the proposed new wetland (Image: Google)

A series of shallow scrapes would be created to form wet meadow areas, using the natural topography to retain water and support........

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