Former Tata Steel And 40 Fengate Drove, Weeting, , Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

Decided PL/2026/0838/SCO - SCO Request for scoping opinion

Council

Breckland 8.6/10

Date received

20 Jun 2026

Decision date

14 Sept 2026

Postcode

IP27 0PW

Type

SCO Request for scoping opinion

Description

Scoping Opinion Request under Regulation 15 of the EIA regulations - Proposed development at Fengate Drove, Weeting - Phase I detailed pp: demolition of all existing buildings & structures at no.40 Fengate Drove and construction of 12 dwellings with associated works - Phase 2 - (land south of Fengate Drove) - Outline permission - demolition of all existing buildings/structures and construction of upto 183 dwellings with associcated works… Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 15 Sept 2026, 05:57

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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Also on the record

Inside the Brandon (West Suffolk) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

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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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