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1 Hircocks Farm Rectory Lane Bunwell Norfolk NR16 1QU

2023/3107FullApproved

Approved on 31 December 2024

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

3no. shed extension to existing 7no. shed poultry production facility, including retention of existing landscape bund and other associated operational works

Received
12 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
10
Ward
Bunwell
Agent
Principle Planning Ltd
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.19 Dec
  4. Target1 Feb
  5. Decided31 Dec

Decided in 446 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 1 Hircocks Farm Rectory Lane Bunwell Norfolk NR16 1QU. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 7,102 applications of this type. This one was decided in 446 days, 57 weeks longer than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Bunwell. We hold 760 applications in total for the NR16 postcode area.

94% of full applications at South Norfolk District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NR16 1QU
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Bunwell

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2023
Consultation expiry
19 December 2024
Consultation start
4 December 2024
Consultation end
19 December 2024
Neighbour consultation start
20 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
19 November 2023
Target decision date
1 February 2024
Permission expires
31 December 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Principle Planning Ltd
Agent address
Bankside 300 Broadland Business Park Norwich NR7 0LB

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 October 2023
Advertisement expiry
25 November 2023
Site notice start
6 November 2023
Site notice end
6 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12510543
Documents
56
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Norfolk Broadland

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