Bressingham Garden Centre Low Road Bressingham Norfolk IP22 2AB Data via plota.co.uk

2025/3302 - Cert. Lawfulness Existing Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development (existing) - material start has been made to planning permission relating to the erection of a new retail sales building, replacement of existing canopy & alterations to existing car park prior to its expiry on 10 May 2024 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2025
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Validated
3 Nov 2025
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Consultation
13 Nov 2025
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Approved
16 Jan 2026

Approved on 16 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision (k) Decision (K) · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated report Delegated/Committee Report (K) · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan attached to decision notice Decision (K) · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Covering letter and statement Report (K) · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF A-pl-001 Revised location plan Site LocationPlan (K) · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF A-pl-015/p02 Block plan Drawing (K) · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF A-pl-014/p02 Location plan Drawing (K) · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Certificate of existing development application form Application Form (K) · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Cil additional info form CIL Documentation (K) · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Extension of time agreement Correspondence (D) · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Agent correspondence and eot Correspondence (D) · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Correspondence from agent re: invalid BackGround Papers (K) · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Correspondence from agent re: invalid BackGround Papers (K) · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

  • LawfulnessApproved2025/3302This application
    Certificate of lawful development (existing) - material start has been made relating to the erection of a new retail sales…
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Site constraints 5

National infrastructure project 669 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is 669 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due.
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.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bressingham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area201 m² (2,164 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 34)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Norfolk Broadland
Application type
Cert. Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
IP22 2AB
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Bressingham And Burston
Parish
Bressingham And Fersfield
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jan 2026
Decision
Approval with no Conditions
Decision date
16 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
WSP

How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 25 days slower than South Norfolk Broadland's median of 49 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 87% of lawful development certificates here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
104decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14282228
Planning Portal ref
PP-14282228
Neighbours
13 Nov 2025
Consultation
13 Nov 2025
Comments by
4 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
29 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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2021 Approved
Discharge of condition 3 of permission 2020/1653 - surface water drainage
2021/1807
2021 Approved
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.