Land North West Of Orchard Cottage Saxlingham Lane Tasburgh Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Erection of cabin and ancillary storage unit for use as a biology laboratory (Class E(g)(ii)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Validated
23 Feb 2026
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Consultation
3 Mar 2026
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Approved
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 26

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Site constraints 5

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), 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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Orchard Cottage, Grade II, about 49 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1311 m away: East Pye Solar; Registered park or garden about 223 m away: Rainthorpe Hall.
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 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

Application type
Full
Postcode
NR15 1LP
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Hempnall
Parish
Tasburgh
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, 14 days faster than South Norfolk Broadland's median of 72 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 96% of commercial and major works here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by South Norfolk Broadland in the last twelve months, from validation. South Norfolk Broadland decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14543689
Planning Portal ref
PP-14543689
Neighbours
3 Mar 2026
Consultation
3 Mar 2026
Comments by
2 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
12 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Norfolk Broadland
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#106 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Norfolk Broadland ranks #136 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Norfolk Broadland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #50 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #71 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #136 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #161 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
137 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
33 decided
1,013
Total decisions
67 refused in the year to March 2026