ASH LODGE Low Road, Hockering, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3HF Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0766/VAR - VAR Application for removal or variation of a condition following a grant of planning permission Approved

Admin / procedural

Proposal

Removal of condition 3 on pp agricultural occupancy condition Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 1 Oct 2026, 00:50

Application progress

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Received

1 Jun 2026

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Approved

15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 4

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and Marshes

New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.

Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

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) agrees.

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.

National infrastructure project about 23 m away: A47 North Tuddenham to Easton

The site is about 23 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

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Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2.

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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £532,000 in July 2024. Other property, freehold.

26 July 2024£532,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Breckland
Application type: VAR Application for removal or variation of a condition following a grant of planning permission
Postcode: NR20 3HF
Received: 1 Jun 2026
Validated: 1 Jun 2026
Ward: Upper Wensum
Parish: Hockering
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 27 Jul 2026
Decision: Granted with conditions
Decision date: 15 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Vivid Consulting

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 27 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025

Demolition of agricultural buildings, erection of new self-build dwelling and change of u…

PL/2025/1718/FMIN 6 Nov 2025

2025

Demolition of agricultural buildings, erection of new self-build dwelling and change of u…

PL/2025/1718/FMIN 6 Nov 2025

2025 Approved

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of B…

PL/2025/0439/PAQ 31 Mar 2025

2025 Approved

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of B…

PL/2025/0439/PAQ 31 Mar 2025

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