Plans for a new church in a tiny village have been turned down after a slew of objections.

An un-named religious group applied to build a new place of worship in woodland at Leziate, near King's Lynn.

But villagers objected to the proposals, lodged by agent Stradbroke Holdings, which included an access track off Holt House Lane.

Now West Norfolk Council's planning portal says the application has been refused, although a decision notice has not yet been made public.

Leziate Parish Council objected to the proposals, on land it described as a former quarry.

It said: "Holt House Lane is a single track road in poor condition, the Lane is unable to support construction traffic.

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"The proposed car park is for 22 vehicles, this is potentially 44 movements each time the venue is in use."

Eastern Daily Press: The wooded area where the new church would have been builtThe wooded area where the new church would have been built (Image: Google)

Some 12 objections from people living around the site were also received.

Keith Boyce said: "The 22 spaces suggest there will be considerable traffic at certain times of the week, spoiling an environmental area one of the reasons we purchased our property three years ago.

"The land we were told may have been contaminated, and therefore was not suitable for development."

Lynn Arnold said Holt House Lane was single-track, with no passing places.

She added: "This lane is also regularly used by walkers, cyclists and horse riders especially at weekends and Sundays which I believe is one of the regular days that the development will be used.

"The increased traffic will cause an inconvenience for all other users with an increased risk of possible accidents."

Andrew Thompson said: "To build something like this would be totally unsuitable for the area.

"Couple this with extra summer coast traffic that takes a short cut through the village and the chronic parking throughout the village to avoid the parking fees charged at Bawsey Park and it's a recipe for yet more traffic and noise issues for locals."

Steven Kempley added: "This is a quiet hamlet and residential lane."