BP, Besthorpe Filling Station Attleborough Bypass, County Way, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2LB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/1007/SU - SU Consultation for Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 No objections

Proposal

Installation of a New overhead Electricity line support pole associated overhead electricity apparatus to facilitate a new electricity connection. The new Electricity pole is within the existing overhead line and will not exceed 10% of the height of the existing line Attleborough Bypass Norwich Road Besthorpe NR17 2LB Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 76.

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Morley St Peter 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
SU Consultation for Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009
Postcode
NR17 2LB
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Attleborough Queens and Besthorpe
Parish
Besthorpe
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 76, past the statutory target. 93% of other in Breckland are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 20 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 30 Sept 2026.

Day 7620 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
1,536decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Breckland to go on. Breckland decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Aug 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