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Spring Farm Spring Lane Hempnall Norfolk NR15 2NY

2026/1425AgriculturalApproved

Approved on 12 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Excavation of land to create a reservoir for the storage of water for crop irrigation

Received
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hempnall
Agent
DHA Planning
  1. Received18 May
  2. Validated18 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Jun
  5. Decided12 Jun

Decided in 25 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Spring Farm Spring Lane Hempnall Norfolk NR15 2NY. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 164 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Hempnall. We hold 835 applications in total for the NR15 postcode area.

96% of all 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
NR15 2NY
Application type
Agricultural
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hempnall

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 May 2026
Target decision date
14 June 2026
Permission expires
12 June 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
DHA Planning
Agent address
Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
27 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14767913
Comments
0
Documents
19
Constraints
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    14 Jul

    Siting in relation to heritage assets with archaeological interest, following prior notification application…

    ApprovedAgriculturalRelated2026/2035
  2. 2026
    18 May

    Excavation of land to create a reservoir for the storage of water for crop irrigation

    This applicationApprovedOther2026/1425

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