Breckland planning committee decisions

5 decisions from the committee's minutes, 5 Aug 2025 to 14 Jul 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.

1 in 5 decisions went against officer advice

Too few decisions so far to rank against other councils.

Decisions
5
Approved
80%
Against officer advice
20%
Unanimous
100%

More or less favourable than its officers?

Breckland's committee is more favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 60% of these decisions; the committee approved 80%, 20 points more.

Officers recommended approval60%
Committee approved80%

Too few decisions so far to compare with other councils.

Over the 5 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.

Source: Plota analysis of Breckland's planning committee minutes and officer reports.

What it decides

4 approved, 1 refused. Of 3 decisions with a recorded vote, 3 were unanimous.

Show as a table
MonthApprovedRefusedOther
Aug 25010
Oct 25100
Feb 26100
Apr 26100
Jul 26100

Source: Plota analysis of Breckland's planning committee minutes.

When it overrules its officers

1 of 5 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.

Which way

Officers advised approval, committee refused0
Officers advised refusal, committee approved1

What kind of application

Commercial premises1
Commercial & major works1

From the 1 of 1 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.

Source: Plota analysis of Breckland's planning committee minutes and officer reports.

Recent decisions against officer advice

Every decision

Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.

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