Subdivisions of farm land are not uncommon in the municipality of North Norfolk.

Mayor Neil Christoffersen explains it's becoming a common practice for retiring farmers to subdivide their house from the rest of the farm.

"People that are retiring and getting out of farming want to stay where they're living. If they sold everything they'd have to sell the farm and the house. If they just subdivide out the house and the yard they can keep that and sell the farm land."

He adds the see a number of proposed subdivisions every year.