Land At Scottow Business Park Lamas Road Scottow Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Construction of new engine test stand, manufacturing facility, and Research and development lab including new fencing. Construction of a compound to house buildings for the manufacture and storage of energetics, including solar array and fencing. Change of use of existing buildings on site (including partial or complete demolition and rebuild where required) to uses including Class B2, B8 and Class E (g) Construction of containers for testing and storage and associated fencing. Construction of new substations, masts and associated infrastructure. Erection of palisade fencing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Consultation
2 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 21 Nov 2026, from North Norfolk's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Bure 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 1
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. A site survey can differ.
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.
Conservation area 4 m away: RAF Coltishall (Badersfield, Scottow)
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 7 m away: 29 Barton Road Badersfield Scottow Norwich NR10 5JR.
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 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Worstead
Parish
Scottow
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lanpro

Decision outlook

Day 55 of the 56-day target. North Norfolk usually decides changes of use by day 73.

Day 5518 days to the predicted decision (day 73)
31%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
78decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by North Norfolk in the last twelve months, from validation. North Norfolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15102796
Planning Portal ref
PP-15102796
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Norfolk
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#125 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

North Norfolk ranks #175 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Norfolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #43 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #56 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #175 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #183 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
113 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
34 decided
906
Total decisions
56 refused in the year to March 2026