Land At Greenfields Road, Dereham Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 on pp - provision of affordable housing as part of the development no longer viable Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 21 May 2026 · Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Breckland Planning Committee on 19 May 2026. Earlier deferred on 21 Apr 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the evidence showed affordable housing and wider contributions were not viable, subject to safeguards.
- The town council and a resident raised concerns about viability, affordable housing and planning contributions.
- Members voted 6 against and 4 for approval, refusing the application because affordable housing and open-space contributions were insufficient.
Source: Plota analysis of Breckland's committee minutes of 19 May 2026.
Documents 28
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 21
Associated applications 2
Part of
Conditions variation sought for 2
- VariationVariation of condition 2 - provision of affordable housing as part of the development no…RefusedThis applicationPL/2025/0448/VARMAJ
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Breckland
- Application type
- VARMAJ Application for removal or variation of a condition following a grant of planning permission (Major Only)
- Received
- 26 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2025
- Parish
- Dereham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2025
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 21 May 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Woods Hardwick Planning Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 19 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Sept 2025
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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.
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Council archive
Land at Greenfields Road Dereham NR20 3TE
Approval of Reserved Matters to 3PL/2016/0952/O - appearance, layout, scale and landscaping (48 dwellings)
- Received
- 4 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 12 Jan 2022
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Outline
- Homes
- 48