Banham Zoo Kenninghall Road, Banham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR16 2HE
Approved
Council decision: Prior Approval not required
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Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Buildings - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J Pitched roof mounted solar PV installation across 2 buildings at Banham Zoo (Workshop Area)
- Received
- 21 November 2025
- Council
- Breckland District Council
- Ward
- The Buckenhams and Banham
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Banham Zoo Kenninghall Road, Banham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR16 2HE. Breckland has handled 390 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across The Buckenhams and Banham. We hold 760 applications in total for the NR16 postcode area.
83% of outline applications at Breckland District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NR16 2HE
- Application type
- PAPV Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation, alteration or replacement of other Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs on non-domestic buildings
- Parish
- Banham
Planning application dates
- Validated
- 21 November 2025
Planning decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval not required
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202619 Mar
Erection of extensions to provide: Conservation pods and educational spaces, multi-use courtyard under a…
PendingFMIN minor applicationPL/2026/0414/FMIN - 202624 Feb
Erection of a single storey timber framed cabin used for operational purposes ancillary to the Zoo.
PendingFMIN minor applicationPL/2026/0289/FMIN
Source: Breckland
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