Land At The Junction Of Gowthorpe Lane And Main Road Swardeston Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

2023/0908 - Full Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 3 June 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Development of 43 new dwellings and associated external works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

5 Apr 2023

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Committee

3 Jun 2026

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Consultation

30 Sept 2026

Decision notice

Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 14 Oct 2026; it is now day 1311.

The consultation period closed on 14 Oct 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by South Norfolk Broadland South Norfolk Development Management (Planning) Committee on 3 Jun 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the benefits were judged to outweigh the identified harms, subject to ecology, nutrient neutrality, legal agreement and conditions.
Members voted six to zero, with one abstention, to approve subject to ecology, nutrient neutrality, legal agreement and conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, objections, consultation responses, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of South Norfolk Broadland's committee minutes of 3 Jun 2026.

Documents 242

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Committee decision sheet File Notes (K) · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee report Report (K) · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 51

Plans & drawings 72

Application forms 2

PDF Application form redacted Application Form (K) · 5 Apr 2023 View ↗ PDF Form 1 cil additional information CIL Documentation (K) · 5 Apr 2023 View ↗

Consultation & comments 64

PDF Nutrient neutrality Consultee Comment (D) · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Additional consultee instruction Officer Notes · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Nutrient neutrality team Consultee Comment (D) · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Nutrient neutrality team Consultee Comment (D) · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Minerals and waste comments Consultee Comment (D) · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 14 May 2026 View ↗

PDF Extension of time request - swardeston parish council Consultee Comment (D) · 10 May 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 4 May 2026 View ↗

PDF Housing enabling officer Consultee Comment (D) · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Email to developer with real response Correspondence (D) · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Anglian water comment Consultee Comment (D) · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 6 May 2025 View ↗

PDF Cp viability response to lpa Report (K) · 16 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Reconsultation request Officer Notes · 15 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Ncc highways Consultee Comment (D) · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 9 Oct 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 8 Oct 2024 View ↗

PDF Housing enabling officer Consultee Comment (D) · 15 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Re-consultation email Correspondence (D) · 10 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Llfa comment Consultee Comment (D) · 22 May 2024 View ↗ PDF Environmental waste strategy Consultee Comment (D) · 19 Mar 2024 View ↗ PDF Ncc highways comments Consultee Comment (D) · 6 Mar 2024 View ↗ PDF Parish council comments Consultee Comment (D) · 22 Feb 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 19 Feb 2024 View ↗

PDF Contracts officer Consultee Comment (D) · 16 Feb 2024 View ↗ PDF Ncc highways Consultee Comment (D) · 12 Feb 2024 View ↗ PDF Designing out crime officer Consultee Comment (D) · 12 Feb 2024 View ↗ PDF Anglian water comment Consultee Comment (D) · 7 Feb 2024 View ↗ PDF Historic environment service Consultee Comment (D) · 2 Feb 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 31 Jan 2024 View ↗

PDF Housing enabling officer Consultee Comment (D) · 29 Jan 2024 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 8 Sept 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 23 Aug 2023 View ↗

PDF Ncc highways Consultee Comment (D) · 30 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 29 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 26 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 23 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 22 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Swardeston parish council Consultee Comment (D) · 22 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 19 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Historic environment service Consultee Comment (D) · 17 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 16 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 15 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 12 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 11 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Ncc llfa Consultee Comment (D) · 11 May 2023 View ↗ PDF Natural england Consultee Comment (D) · 10 May 2023 View ↗ PDF Natural england annexe a Consultee Comment (D) · 10 May 2023 View ↗ PDF Natural england additional Consultee Comment (D) · 10 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 9 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Waste strategy Consultee Comment (D) · 9 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment (D) · 7 May 2023 View ↗

PDF Norfolk police (designing out crime officer) Consultee Comment (D) · 28 Apr 2023 View ↗ PDF Environmental services - protection Consultee Comment (D) · 26 Apr 2023 View ↗ PDF Anglian water Consultee Comment (D) · 25 Apr 2023 View ↗ PDF Ward member Consultee Comment (D) · 19 Apr 2023 View ↗ PDF Environmental quality team Consultee Comment (D) · 8 Feb 2021 View ↗

Site constraints 4

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.

National infrastructure project 473 m away: Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm

The site is 473 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sheringham and Dudgeon Extension Projects (decided, 791 m); Norwich to Tilbury (examination closed, recommendation due, 927 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Swardeston 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

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Important details

Council: South Norfolk Broadland
Application type: Full
Postcode: NR14 8DR
Received: 5 Apr 2023
Validated: 5 Apr 2023
Ward: Mulbarton And Stoke Holy Cross
Parish: Swardeston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Sept 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Chaplin Farrant Limited

Decision outlook

Day 1311, past the statutory target. 46% of full applications in South Norfolk Broadland are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Nov 2026.

target

predicted

Day 13111220 days past the 91-day target

22%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

10%go to committee

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

Public comments

18comments received

17 objecting1 neutral

94% object · above the UK average of 74%

49 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-12053877
Planning Portal ref: PP-12053877
Neighbours: 27 Apr 2026
Consultation: 30 Sept 2026
Comments by: 14 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 3 May 2023
Committee: 3 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 5 Jul 2023
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