Mobile Sell Site Compound CS 58828, Breckland Forest, Fox Covert, Great Hockham, Norfolk, IP24 1PE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0161/PAEC - PAEC Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed development by or on behalf of an electronic communications code operator for the purposes of the operators electronic communications network in, on or under land controlled by that operator or in accordance with the electronic communication code Approved

Proposal

1 x 10 Metre wooden telecom pole at grid: 594880,293375 1 x Overhead cable from existing pole offsite to new pole. 161Metres of new underground duct from new pole to cell site compound 1 x Underground joint box JMF104 at grid: 594756,293361 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Public footpath about 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area about 425 m away: Breckland; Conservation area about 64 m away: Hockham; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 425 m away: Breckland Forest SSSI; Inside the Great Hockham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Breckland
Application type
PAEC Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed development by or on behalf of an electronic communications code operator for the purposes of the operators electronic communications network in, on or under land controlled by that operator or in accordance with the electronic communication code
Postcode
IP24 1PE
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Ward
All Saints and Wayland
Parish
Great Hockham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Granted
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Openreach

How this decision compares

Decided in 240 days from validation, 202 days slower than Breckland's median of 38 for prior approvals. Approved, as 85% of prior approvals here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
87decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Breckland in the last twelve months, from validation. Breckland decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Jun 2026
Breckland
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#14 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Breckland is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #32 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Breckland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #216 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #12 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #32 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #84 of 296
54%
Minor dwellings approved
178 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
801
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026