Colney Hall Watton Road Colney Norfolk NR4 7TY

2026/1959FullDecided

Decided on 9 September 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Hybrid planning application comprising: (i) Full planning permission for the creation of the Colney Later Life Living Community comprising of 119 specialist later life living units (restricted to occupiers aged 55 and over), and communal buildings (providing communal facilities, medical space and Innovation and Research Space) access, internal roads, parking, landscaping, green infrastructure, sustainable drainage infrastructure, engineering operations and associated infrastructure; and (ii) Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except access) for an 80-bed specialist dementia care home.

Received: 6 July 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 23
Council: South Norfolk District Council
Ward: Cringleford

ReceivedReceived6 Jul
ValidatedValidated22 Jul
Consult.Consultation24 Aug
TargetTarget Date21 Oct
DecidedDecided9 Sep

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Colney Hall Watton Road Colney Norfolk NR4 7TY. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 7,102 applications of this type. The site is in the Wandsworth Town conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Cringleford. We hold 784 applications in total for the NR4 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: NR4 7TY
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Colney

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 July 2026
Consultation expiry: 24 September 2026
Consultation start: 3 August 2026
Consultation end: 24 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 3 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 24 August 2026
Target decision date: 21 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Meadows
Agent address: Hardwick House 2 Agricultural Hall Plain Norwich NR1 3FS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 6 August 2026
Advertisement expiry: 27 August 2026
Site notice start: 3 September 2026
Site notice end: 24 September 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-15059575
Documents: 70
Constraints: 63

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Wandsworth Town
Listed building: Grade II: Terrace of Flats, and Former Laundry Block to the RearOn or next to this site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Norfolk Broadland

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