CORNER NURSERY Fakenham Road, Hoe, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4HA Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/1948/FMIN - FMIN minor application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a cafe and farm shop Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Dec 2025
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Validated
5 Jan 2026
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Approved
2 Mar 2026

Approved on 2 Mar 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 30

Plans & drawings 18

PDF T101 Traffic, parking and access Approved Plans · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF A100 - Ex site/location plan - Jan 26 Approved Plans · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF S01 - Elevations/sections - Jan 26 Approved Plans · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF S02 - Elevations/sections - Jan 26 Approved Plans · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix 14d Proposed Habitats Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 14c Baseline Habitats Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 14b The Statutory Metric Macro Enabled 1.0.4 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 10 A05 Roof Plan - Nov 25 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 9 A04 Substructure Plan - Nov 25 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 8 A03 Kitchen Plan - Nov 25 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 7 A02 Dining and Lower Terrace Plan - Nov 25 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 5 A102 Proposed Site Plan - Nov 25 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 4 A101 Proposed Site Plan - Oct 25 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 3 A100 Existing Site Plan - Nov 25 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 1 Wendling Beck Visitor Strategy PART 3 - March 2025 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 1 Wendling Beck Visitor Strategy PART 2 - March 2025 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 1 Wendling Beck Visitor Strategy PART 1 - March 2025 Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix 2 Design Response Approved Plans · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Forms/Certificates (public/redacted) · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SAC
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 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.
National infrastructure project about 546 m away: Norfolk Boreas
The site is about 546 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Norfolk Vanguard (decided, about 546 m).
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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 499 m away: Beetley & Hoe Meadows SSSI.
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

Council
Breckland
Application type
FMIN minor application
Postcode
NR20 4HA
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Lincoln
Parish
Hoe and Worthing
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted with conditions
Decision date
2 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Direct
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days faster than Breckland's median of 60 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 87% of commercial and major works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
52decided in the last year

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
2 Mar 2026
Breckland
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#14 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.