Units 12 & 13 Gals Estate Harling Road , Snetterton, NR16 2FS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0703/VARMAJ - VARMAJ Application for removal or variation of a condition following a grant of planning permission (Major Only) Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 3 on PP -This Planning Statement supports an application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Condition 3 of planning permission , in respect of Units 12 and 13 only, to permit their use as a Post-Mortem Computed Tomography (PMCT) facility delivering coronial services to Norfolk County Council Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
VARMAJ Application for removal or variation of a condition following a grant of planning permission (Major Only)
Postcode
NR16 2FS
Received
16 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
All Saints and Wayland
Parish
Snetterton
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted with conditions
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
Breckland
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#14 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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