Woodlands Farm High Road Needham Norfolk IP20 9LG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0238 - EIA Screening Opinion Pending Consideration

Proposal

EIA Screening Opinion request for 1 no. free range layer shed and ancillary development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Mar 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 260.

The consultation period closed on 18 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 2

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area149 m² (1,604 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (246 out of 100)
PropertyDetached bungalow
Built2017
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, oil
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.17 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
EIA Screening Opinion
Postcode
IP20 9LG
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Harleston
Parish
Needham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DKR Planning

Decision outlook

Day 260, past the statutory target. 71% of agricultural works in South Norfolk Broadland are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 260204 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
64decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
28 Jan 2026
Consultation
28 Jan 2026
Comments by
18 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Feb 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.