Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital Colney Lane Colney Norfolk NR4 7UY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Proposed development comprises the installation of a new energy compound within the existing data centre area. The compound will accommodate buffer tanks, Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs), associated mechanical plant, and HV/LV electrical rooms to support the site's heating and energy infrastructure - installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels are proposed across suitable buildings and locations throughout the wider hospital estate as part of a wider programme of energy efficiency improvements Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
12 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 58.

The consultation period closed on 28 Sept 2026.

Documents 47

Plans & drawings 36

PDF Block plan Drawing (K) · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Air source heat pump details Drawing (K) · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan Drawing (K) · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Simultaneous cooling and heating performance Drawing (K) · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Heating only performance Drawing (K) · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Cooling only performance Drawing (K) · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl001_rev e Location plan Drawing (K) · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl009_rev e Proposed site plan Drawing (K) · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl021_rev c Gantry & compound block plan Drawing (K) · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl040_rev b Wards b&c block plan Drawing (K) · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl050_rev b Wards d e g block plan Drawing (K) · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl070_rev d Wards h i & k block plan Drawing (K) · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl090_rev c C e w & ncir block site plan Drawing (K) · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Correspondence Drawing (K) · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl001_rev d Location plan Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl003 Existing compound Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl009_rev d Proposed site plan Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl021_rev b Gantry site and compound site plan Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl022 Gantry elevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl030_rev a Compound elevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl040_rev a Wards b and c site plan Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl041_rev a Wards b eelevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl042_rev a Wards c elevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl050_rev a Wards d e and g site plan Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl051_rev a Wards d elevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl052_rev a Wards e elevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl053_rev a Wards g elevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl070_rev c Proposed wards h i and k site plan Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl071_rev a Wards h and k elevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl080_rev a Wards l m site plan Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl081_rev a Wards l elevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl082_rev a Wards m elevations Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl090_rev b C e w and ncir block site plan Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl091_rev a C e w elevations - sheet 1 Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl092_rev a C e w elevations - sheet 2 Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Zeb2264_pl093_rev a C e w elevations - sheet 3 Drawing (K) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 3b, surveyed
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Cambridge). 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.
Survey report ↗
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
National infrastructure project 1461 m away: A47 - A11 Thickthorn Junction; Inside the Colney built-up area.
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, 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.

Building

Floor area296 m² (3,186 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 38)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full
Postcode
NR4 7UY
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Cringleford
Parish
Colney
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Zebra Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 83% of utility and infrastructure works in South Norfolk Broadland are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

36 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15032007
Planning Portal ref
PP-15032007
Neighbours
3 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 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.