Rackheath

In 2008, controversial proposals were made for a new eco-town containing over 5100 homes to be built in Rackheath and Salhouse on farmland formerly the site of the Second World War RAF Rackheath airfield. The proposals have attracted much criticism, mainly because the eco-town is to be built on a greenfield site, within a mile of The Broads National Park. A local group calling themselves SNUB, or Stop Norwich UrBanisation, was set up to oppose these proposals. These proposals include the provision of a new railway station on the Bittern Line. A halt for the village had been considered in the early days of the railway. == References ==