ROOKERY BUSINESS PARK Silver Street, Besthorpe, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2LD Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/1141/FMAJ - FMAJ major application Pending Consideration

Proposal

The erection of a new industrial unit to the south eastern boundary of Rookery Business Park and an associated yard area, alongside the provision of associated car parking - Schedule 2 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Dec 2026 and 17 Jan 2027, from Breckland's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 15

Application forms 1

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
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 3. 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 17 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.

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Important details

Council
Breckland
Application type
FMAJ major application
Postcode
NR17 2LD
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Attleborough Queens and Besthorpe
Parish
Besthorpe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jan 2027
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Brown & Co

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Breckland usually decides commercial and major works by day 85.

Day 2065 days to the predicted decision (day 85)
37%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
12%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Jan 2027
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