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The house in Norfolk won by Victoria Curtis-Cresswell in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw(Image: Omaze)<\/p>\nVicky Curtis-Cresswell won the property in March but then a planning dispute broke out with the local councilThe house in Norfolk won by Victoria Curtis-Cresswell in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw(Image: Omaze)<\/p>\n
A former Miss Wales finalist who won a \u00a36m Norfolk coastal home can finally claim her prize after councillors approved a series of planning breaches at the property. Vicky Curtis-Cresswell had been unable to take ownership of the Larkfields property in Blakeney,<\/a> which she won in an Omaze competition, due to an ongoing planning dispute<\/a>.<\/p>\n An anonymous tip-off led to an investigation into the three-bedroom home, which was discovered to have been built differently from the approved plans. This meant that Omaze had to apply for retrospective permission to keep a four-bay garage, an eastern wing extension, a swimming pool, tennis court and other outbuildings.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Members of North Norfolk District Council’s (NNDC) planning committee met this week to decide whether to grant Omaze permission for the changes.<\/p>\n Blakeney Parish Council urged NNDC to reject the application, arguing it would send a message to rogue developers that planning processes “must be followed”.<\/p>\n “We hope you will reject this application so that others do not follow this unfortunate example,” said a representative for the parish council. However, NNDC councillors took a different view. Love dreamy Welsh homes? Sign up to our newsletter here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Conservative councillor Angie Fitch-Tillet admitted that councillors were apprehensive about deciding on the application.<\/p>\n However, since the property did not encroach upon the surrounding countryside, she recommended that councillors give their backing to the alterations.<\/p>\n Her fellow members were in agreement and during the voting process, the retrospective planning application received approval.<\/p>\n The property \u2013 which Omaze did not construct \u2013 was initially owned and developed by Michael Goff and his wife Julia, who serves as director of Goff Petroleum. The pair subsequently sold the dwelling to Omaze following its completion.<\/p>\n The NNDC’s ruling will bring enormous relief to competition winner Vicky. She had been refused access to the \u00a36m residence since winning it in March this year, owing to the planning dispute.<\/p>\n She won the house in what was billed as Omaze’s biggest ever prize draw, held to raise money for Comic Relief.<\/p>\n