Land Off Old Post Office Lane Kirby Cane Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

2025/3745 - Full Refused

Proposal

Erection of 1 no. self-build dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
18 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
13 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 13 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 41

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; National infrastructure project 828 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application; Inside the Ellingham and Kirby Cane 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

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Important details

Application type
Full
Postcode
NR35 2HE
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Ditchingham And Earsham
Parish
Kirby Cane
Target decision
18 Mar 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
13 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hardy Planners

How this decision compares

Decided in 101 days from validation, 10 days slower than South Norfolk Broadland's median of 91 for new homes. Refused, as 35% of new homes here are.

24%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
84decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by South Norfolk Broadland in the last twelve months, from validation. South Norfolk Broadland decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14496574
Planning Portal ref
PP-14496574
Neighbours
18 Feb 2026
Consultation
18 Feb 2026
Comments by
4 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
11 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
27 Jan 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