Issue 2, 10th - 16th October, 2026

Welcome to issue 2 of The Broadland & South Norfolk Briefing. Each week we summarise the public business of Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council. Every item links to the council's own published record.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

⚠️ HAVE YOUR SAY — South Norfolk: consultation on the Inspector's proposed Main Modifications to the Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan closes at 5pm on 26 October 2026 (still open from the previous issue).
⚠️ YOUR MONEY — Broadland and South Norfolk (joint): Winter Pressures Grant, up to £500 per project, closes at midnight on 30 October 2026 (still open from the previous issue).
⚠️ HAVE YOUR SAY — South Norfolk: consultation on the draft Housing Strategy runs from 20 October to 7 November.
• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Communities Committee (24 September; minutes published 12 October) recommended that Cabinet keep the Council Tax Reduction Scheme unchanged for 2027/28.
• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Communities Committee recommended that Cabinet agree the draft Housing Strategy for public consultation.
• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Communities Committee recommended that Cabinet adopt the Homelessness Action Plan 2025–2030 and the amended Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy.
• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Communities Committee noted the Homelessness Mitigation quarterly update for Quarter 4 2025/26 and Quarter 1 2026/27.
• PLANNING WATCH — Broadland: 19 of 55 applications received and 13 of 29 decisions in the week ending 9 October 2026 pass the inclusion gate; includes a micro energy storage project at Rackheath, Phase 4 of an indoor sports facility at Horsford (approved) and an outline application for offices and warehousing at Taverham (withdrawn).
• PLANNING WATCH — South Norfolk: 43 of 76 applications received and 23 of 47 decisions in the week ending 9 October 2026 pass the inclusion gate; includes a data centre at Keswick, seven dwellings at Great Moulton, and an environmental impact assessment screening opinion for a solar generating station at Little Melton (assessment required).
• YOUR MONEY — Broadland and South Norfolk (joint): the Contracts Register now lists 249 contracts (Q2 2026/27 edition), four of them with a full value of £100,000 or more.
• YOUR MONEY — South Norfolk: construction of a new community and leisure centre in Diss is set to start, with a grant of more than £1 million from the Greater Norwich Growth Board.
• HAVE YOUR SAY — Broadland and South Norfolk (joint): each council's draft taxi and private hire policy is out to consultation from 21 September to 16 November 2026.
• JOBS & TENDERS, THE COUNTDOWN, ON THE HIGH STREET — no items this issue; see each section for why.

NUMBER OF THE WEEK: 98 — planning applications from the week ending 9 October that passed the inclusion gate across Broadland and South Norfolk (62 received, 36 decided).

IN THE CHAMBER

Source: southnorfolkandbroadland.moderngov.co.uk, items newly published between 9 and 16 October 2026. Eight items were published in the window: two meeting agendas on 9 October and six items from 10 to 16 October. One reports outcomes and is set out below; the other seven are at agenda stage or awaiting minutes, and are carried forward to a later issue rather than reported as outcomes. No Joint Scrutiny Committee item was published in the window. Minutes are published as draft until approved at the committee's next meeting.

SOUTH NORFOLK COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE, 24 SEPTEMBER: COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME, HOUSING STRATEGY AND HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN

Minutes published 12 October 2026. The Committee met from 10.00am to 11.07am with five members present. No vote counts are recorded; each resolution is recorded as agreed. Four items were decided:

Item 36, Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2027/28 — the report sought Cabinet's agreement to keep the current scheme unchanged for 2027/28; the scheme must be approved by 11 March and is reviewed annually, and the review found no changes were needed. The Committee resolved to recommend that Cabinet recommend to Council that there are no changes to the scheme approved for 2026/27 and that the scheme for 2027/28 is approved.
Item 37, South Norfolk Housing Strategy, consultation draft — the Committee resolved to note the consultation draft and the evidence base, and to recommend that Cabinet agree the draft so that it can proceed to public consultation. The minutes record that member workshops are planned later in the year. The public consultation is in Have Your Say.
Item 38, Homelessness Action Plan 2025–2030 and Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy — the Committee resolved to note the Action Plan and the amended Policy, to recommend that Cabinet approve and adopt both, and to delegate authority to the Assistant Director for Individuals and Families, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Communities, to make ongoing operational amendments to reflect legislative or operational changes. The minutes record that local authorities must publish homelessness action plans by autumn 2026, and that a review found the existing Policy broadly met suitability requirements.
Item 39, Homelessness Mitigation Strategic Workplan quarterly update — the Committee resolved to note performance for Quarter 4 2025/26 and Quarter 1 2026/27. The minutes record that prevention performance was positive, that presentations in Quarter 4 were below predicted and mitigated levels, that the service is under budget, and that work at Clare House in Diss was due to start shortly.

Source: South Norfolk Communities Committee minutes, 24 September 2026 · Meeting documents

PLANNING WATCH

Window: the weekly lists for the week ending 9 October 2026 (3 to 9 October), which were held from the previous issue because they were not yet published on 9 October. Both councils' lists were read on 16 October 2026. The weekly lists for the week ending 16 October 2026 (10 to 16 October) were not yet published on either council's list page when checked on the morning of 16 October, so that week is held and will be reported in the next issue. The inclusion gate excludes tree works and hedgerow notices with no other consent, discharge-of-condition applications, non-material amendments, and certificates of lawfulness; everything else is listed. Across the four lists there are 207 entries: Broadland 55 received and 29 decisions, South Norfolk 76 received and 47 decisions. Of these, 98 pass the gate (Broadland 19 received and 13 decisions; South Norfolk 43 received and 23 decisions). Both councils' "received" lists are headed "Applications Validated" and are reported as the validated stage; neither gives a received or validation date per application, so the week-ending date applies, while the decision lists give a decision date for each application except one withdrawn application. Link-annotation extraction was run on all four PDFs and found no per-application links, so each list below links to the council's own weekly list.

BROADLAND: APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, WEEK ENDING 9 OCTOBER

55 entries; 19 pass the gate, 36 excluded. Listed by the council in its own weekly list: Weekly list (PDF).

Part 18 Class A Miscellaneous Development — prior Approval under Part 18 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the proposed renewal of NAY/1288 Acle Bridge, Railway Bridge, Reedham Road, Acle, Acle — received (2026/3020)
Householder — single storey front and rear extensions, render to existing external walls, new roof tiles, replacement windows and doors, 23 Chapel Road, Beighton NR13 3LE, Beighton (Moulton St Mary) — received (2026/2762)
Householder — single storey side and rear extensions, new porch to front door, relocation of conservatory, construction of outbuilding for carport, garage and storage shed, Rose Cottage, Red House School, Brampton NR10 5PF, Brampton — received (2026/2582)
Householder — single storey extension to the side and rear on the detached side, 23 Station Road, Lingwood NR13 4AZ, Lingwood and Burlingham — received (2025/3003)
Householder — single storey rear duo-pitched sunroom extension and associated works, 39A Burma Road, Old Catton NR6 7LH, Old Catton — received (2026/2818)
Full — conversion of threshing barn to create 3-bed dwelling, Threshers Barn, Buxton Road, Cawston NR10 5QJ, Cawston — received (2026/2441)
Reserved Matters — reserved matters for layout, scale, appearance and materials, mitigating impacts on the adjacent county wildlife site, and parking and turning provision, plot 6 only, of outline approval 2023/3726, Gas Site, Harbord Road, Frettenham NR12 7ND, Frettenham — received (2026/2892)
Full — technical Details Consent pursuant to Permission in Principle 2025/2816 for one self-build/custom dwelling, Garth En Wold, 36 Woodland Drive, Thorpe End NR13 5BH, Gt & Lt Plumstead (Thorpe End) — received (2026/2953)
Full — demolition of agricultural building and erection of single-storey self-build dwelling with residential curtilage, parking and landscaping, as an alternative to the residential conversion approved under Class Q prior approval 2024/1727, Two Jays Farm, Buxton Road, Horstead with Stanninghall NR12 7EX, Horstead with Stanninghall — received (2026/2988)
Householder — installation of 21 black rectangular non-reflective solar panels on single-storey east-facing pantile roof, The Stables, 2 Hall Farm Barns, Reepham Road, Little Witchingham, Lt Witchingham — received (2026/2583)
Householder — two-storey rear extension, single-storey side extension and new double garage, Owl Cottage, Little London Lane, Marsham NR10 5RQ, Marsham — received (2026/2999)
Full — construction and operation of a micro energy storage project, Telecommunications Mast, Wendover Road, Rackheath, Rackheath — received (2026/2690)
Full — steel portal-framed building for seasonal agricultural storage (forage crops and farm machinery) with seasonal winter-only use as a low-impact indoor riding arena, using existing hardstandings for parking; pv solar array, steel enclosure for lithium battery storage and water storage channels, Mousehold Farm, 95 Norwich Road, Rackheath NR13 6FB, Rackheath — received (2026/2764)
Householder — single storey rear extension including rooflights and roof-mounted solar panels, Manestee, 42 Lower Street, Salhouse NR13 6RH, Salhouse — received (2026/2888)
Full — single storey front infill extension, 6 Caston Industrial Estate, Salhouse Road, Sprowston NR7 9AQ, Sprowston — received (2026/2846)
Full — mezzanine floor for an extended pet care, treatment and grooming facility within use class E, 4 Sprowston Retail Park, Salhouse Road, Sprowston NR7 9AZ, Sprowston — received (2026/2862)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of condition 1 (goods condition) of 20141996 to include the sale of furniture and furnishings, DIY Warehouse, Roundtree Way, Sprowston NR7 8SH, Sprowston — received (2026/2873)
Householder — front, side and rear extensions with loft conversion and dropped kerb, 71 Russell Avenue, Sprowston NR7 8XF, Sprowston — received (2026/3010)
Householder — first floor extension over existing ground floor extension, rearranged doors and windows, creating a laundry/boot room with WC on the ground floor and an additional bedroom on the first floor, Double Cottage, Upgate, Swannington NR9 5AH, Swannington — received (2026/2828)

BROADLAND: DECISIONS, WEEK ENDING 9 OCTOBER

29 entries; 13 pass the gate, 16 excluded. Listed by the council in its own weekly list: Weekly list (PDF).

Outline — three self-build dwellings with associated garages and gardens (outline), Land West of Woodbastwick Road, Blofield, Blofield — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 7 Oct (2026/2052)
Agricultural — new barn extension for machinery and tractors, Model Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Hevingham NR10 5NL, Hevingham — Prior Approval not Required (Delegated), 8 Oct (2026/2685)
Full — phase 4 of an indoor sports facility with new access, car parking, external works and landscaping, and a new clothes recycling centre/shop, The Nest, Norfolks Community Hub Limited, Holt Road, Horsford NR10 3AQ, Horsford — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 8 Oct (2025/0992)
Full — four glamping pods to be used as holiday lets, Home Farm, Holt Road, Horsford NR10 3AG, Horsford — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 9 Oct (2026/0837)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of condition 23 (highways statement) of 20181601, Land South of Smee Lane, Postwick, Postwick (Witton) — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 7 Oct (2026/1890)
Householder — demolition of existing single storey structure and new single storey rear extension, 2 Sir Edward Stracey Road, Rackheath NR13 6PP, Rackheath — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 6 Oct (2026/2434)
Householder — single storey extension to the north east with internal alterations, Saffron Chapel, Loke, Salhouse NR13 6RA, Salhouse — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 6 Oct (2026/2358)
Outline — offices (Class E(g)(i)), warehouse (Class B8), start-up business units (Class B8/E(g)) and associated highway, landscaping and infrastructure works, all matters reserved except access, Land Off Fir Covert Road, Taverham, Taverham — Withdrawn (2024/2621)
Householder — single storey side and rear extension and removal of garage, 27 Lloyd Road, Taverham NR8 6LL, Taverham — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 9 Oct (2026/1834)
Full — workshop/storage facilities to replace previous buildings demolished and removed from site, Morse Pavilion, Sir George Morse Park, Laundry Lane, Thorpe St Andrew, Thorpe St Andrew — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 6 Oct (2024/2558)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of condition 2 of 2023/2737, regularising the as-built external access staircase and external door, 79 Gordon Avenue, Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0DR, Thorpe St Andrew — Refusal (Delegated), 7 Oct (2026/2063)
Householder — two storey side and rear extension, 60 Primrose Crescent, Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0SF, Thorpe St Andrew — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 8 Oct (2026/2450)
Householder — removal of rear conservatory and new rear single storey flat-roofed extension, 13 Hillside Road, Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0QG, Thorpe St Andrew — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 9 Oct (2026/2535)

SOUTH NORFOLK: APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, WEEK ENDING 9 OCTOBER

76 entries; 43 pass the gate, 33 excluded. Listed by the council in its own weekly list: Weekly list (PDF).

Full — construction of menage in a paddock for incidental purposes, The Brambles, Waterheath Road, Aldeby NR34 0DQ, Aldeby — received (2026/2517)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of condition 2 of 2025/4008, changing external elevations from red brick facing to white/cream render (the permission covered a two-storey side extension, front porch and detached garage), 1 Common Road, Fundenhall NR16 1DR, Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall — received (2026/2808)
Householder — removal of hedges, bushes and trees around the front driveway and retrospective replacement with hand-woven willow fencing up to 1.8m, Bell House, Hellington Corner, Bergh Apton NR15 1BE, Bergh Apton — received (2026/2552)
Householder — front porch, single storey side and rear extension with outbuilding in rear garden, 7 School Road, Bracon Ash NR14 8HG, Bracon Ash and Hethel — received (2026/2897)
Listed Building — remove and replace pan-tiled roof, Pond Farm, Bates Lane, Fersfield IP22 2FB, Bressingham and Fersfield — received (2026/2771)
Householder — five-foot fence along the driveway boundary with number 17 and three-foot lattice fence at the front, 15 Old Hall Gardens, Brooke NR15 1JZ, Brooke — received (2026/2491)
Full — two self-build dwellings with access, parking and gardens, Land to the East of High Green, Brooke, Brooke — received (2026/2838)
Householder — single storey side extension with roof lights, 88 Bunwell Street, Bunwell NR16 1AB, Bunwell — received (2026/2858)
Householder PD Prior Notification — single storey flat roof rear extension, 4.5m from the rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 2.9m, 6 Dickleburgh Road, Shimpling IP21 4UJ, Burston and Shimpling — received (2026/2946)
Full — temporary modular building for 12 months to provide decant facilities for the emergency department, Car Park I, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Colney Lane, Colney, Colney — received (2026/2966)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of condition 2 of 2025/3090 to amend the south east elevation (rendered, stone cills and headers added); the permission covered rebuilding the first floor after fire damage, River View, Taverham Lane, Costessey NR8 5BE, Costessey — received (2026/2770)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of 2020/0749 to revise the layout of an internal access road and pathway within the approved cemetery extension, with no change of use, Cemetery at Longwater Lane, Costessey, Costessey — received (2026/2910)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of condition 2 of 2025/0728 to reduce EV parking bays from 10 to 8, making the canopy smaller and changing fencing, to allow access and parking for the scheme on the adjacent plot, Starbucks, Ernest Gage Avenue, Costessey NR5 0TX, Costessey — received (2026/2927)
Householder — two-bay detached garage and storage area to the front and an Edwardian conservatory to the rear, 30 Longwater Lane, Costessey NR5 0TA, Costessey — received (2026/2955)
Full — infill extension to improve toilet facilities, moving access to the toilet block from external to internal, Deopham Playing Field, Vicarage Road, Deopham, Deopham and Hackford — received (2026/2579)
Full — storage building for equipment and machinery for the maintenance of the adjoining field, Land to the North West of Chanticleer, Rectory Road, Dickleburgh, Dickleburgh and Rushall — received (2026/2976)
Householder — greenhouse in the rear garden, St Aidens, 1 Yarmouth Road, Ditchingham NR35 2PF, Ditchingham — received (2026/2849)
Full — new residential access to serve No. 34a, 34A Bath Hills Road, Earsham NR35 2AD, Earsham — received (2026/2868)
Full — agricultural building (retrospective), Church Farm, Yelverton Road, Framingham Earl NR14 7PE, Framingham Earl — received (2026/2704)
Householder — attached double garage, 17 West End, Geldeston NR34 0LT, Geldeston — received (2026/2837)
Full — demolition of agricultural buildings and seven new dwellings with carports, following Class Q approval 2025/0174, Agricultural Buildings North East of Three Gates Farm, Broadgate Lane, Great Moulton, Great Moulton — received (2026/2725)
Listed Building — replacement of boiler, hot water tank and header tank with a pressurised hot water system; demolition of modern stud walls on all floors; replacement of two Velux rooflights with conservation rooflights; replacement of plaster ceiling in the drawing room; new WC and demolition of the existing ground floor WC utilities room, The Hollies, The Street, Hempnall NR15 2AD, Hempnall — received (2026/2860)
Householder — seven 1.9m x 1.3m PV solar panels on the lower south-facing roofs, removal of external oil-fired boiler and oil tank, and an air source heat pump, 31 Dereham Road, Hingham NR9 4HH, Hingham — received (2026/2719)
Listed Building — seven 1.9m x 1.3m PV solar panels on the lower south-facing roofs, removal of external oil-fired boiler and oil tank, and an air source heat pump, 31 Dereham Road, Hingham NR9 4HH, Hingham — received (2026/2720)
Full — data centre (Use Class B8) with ancillary office accommodation, infrastructure, substations, backup generators, access, parking, landscaping, sustainable drainage systems and associated works, Land West of Ipswich Road, Keswick, Keswick and Intwood — received (2026/2957)
Householder — removal of conservatory and two storey rear extension, with solar photovoltaic panels, 111 St Michaels Road, Long Stratton NR15 2PJ, Long Stratton — received (2026/2636)
Full — retention of lean-to structure for storage and ancillary use in connection with Wheels 4 Less at the European Trade Centre, Unit 2, European Trade Centre, Hempnall Road, Morningthorpe, Morningthorpe and Fritton — received (2026/2952)
Full — community space and welfare facilities with roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, toilet block, pagodas and hardstanding to meet Football Association ground grading requirements and provide space for clubs and community groups, Mulberry Park, The Common, Mulbarton NR14 8JS, Mulbarton — received (2026/2755)
Householder — single storey side extension and two replacement dormers to first floor, The Poplars, Flordon Road, Newton Flotman NR15 1QX, Newton Flotman — received (2026/2992)
Full — new LED floodlighting, Diss Rugby Football Club, Bellrope Lane, Roydon IP22 5RG, Roydon — received (2026/2853)
Listed Building — conversion of integral single garage to habitable accommodation, Saxlingham House, The Street, Saxlingham Nethergate NR15 1AJ, Saxlingham Nethergate — received (2026/2937)
Full — change of use of agricultural land to residential/domestic; extension of the High House garden, new parking area and a building plot for a 1.5-storey, two-bedroom house, Land South of High House, Norwich Road, Scole, Scole — received (2026/2543)
Householder — shed, Highview, The Common, Shotesham NR15 1YD, Shotesham — received (2026/2479)
Householder — patio, raised flower beds and pergola to the front of the property, Bottom End Farm, The Common, Dunston NR14 8PF, Stoke Holy Cross — received (2026/1370)
PD Change from Barn to Dwelling — prior approval notification for change of use of agricultural barn to a dwellinghouse, with building works and rear extensions (QA, QB and QC), Barn South West of Primrose Farm Bungalow, Briar Lane, Swainsthorpe, Swainsthorpe — received (2026/2980)
Full — new dwelling following Class Q approval for a barn conversion, Barn South of Farthings, Church Road, Tasburgh, Tasburgh — received (2026/2810)
Section 106 Agreement — upgrade of septic tank with package treatment plant, April Cottage, Plump Road, Tharston NR15 2YR, Tharston and Hapton — received (2026/3021)
Householder — cart lodge and new entrance gates, 1 Church Farm Cottages, Pound Lane, Toft Monks NR34 0EX, Toft Monks — received (2026/3009)
Listed Building — replacement of a timber fire escape staircase and refurbishment of leaded light windows, Green Dragon, 6 Church Street, Wymondham NR18 0PH, Wymondham — received (2026/2504)
Full — charging zone, EV chargers, sub-station enclosure, LV panel, meter cabinet, floodlights and associated works, Morrisons, Postmill Close, Wymondham NR18 0NL, Wymondham — received (2026/2799)
Householder — single storey rear extension, 30 Reeve Way, Wymondham NR18 0GL, Wymondham — received (2026/2895)
Householder — single storey front extension, 7 Perrings, Wymondham NR18 0JR, Wymondham — received (2026/2904)
Householder — single storey rear lean-to extension, 37 Ketts Avenue, Wymondham NR18 0NJ, Wymondham — received (2026/2979)

SOUTH NORFOLK: DECISIONS, WEEK ENDING 9 OCTOBER

47 entries; 23 pass the gate, 24 excluded. Listed by the council in its own weekly list: Weekly list (PDF).

Full — change of use of section of show ground to be reinstated as caravan site for periods throughout the year, Norfolk Showground Grid P8, Dereham Road, Costessey, Bawburgh — Withdrawn (Delegated), 7 Oct (2022/0060)
Outline — three self/custom-build dwellings with vehicular access and associated works, all other matters reserved (outline), Land East of Meadow Close, Flaxlands Road, Carleton Rode, Carleton Rode — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 8 Oct (2025/2486)
Full — five cattery pens for mixed commercial/domestic use and relocation of existing shed, 14 Langley Road, Chedgrave NR14 6HD, Chedgrave — Refusal (Delegated), 9 Oct (2026/1886)
Householder — single-storey flat roof side extension, render applied to brickwork of existing single-storey structure, 30 Watton Road, Colney NR4 7TY, Colney — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 5 Oct (2026/2433)
Listed Building — solar photovoltaic (PV) system on the roof, 1 Hall Farm Barns, Low Common, Deopham NR18 9DX, Deopham and Hackford — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 6 Oct (2026/2413)
Full — change of use of the first floor of a retail building to a residential flat, 3 Market Hill, Diss IP22 4JZ, Diss — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 7 Oct (2025/1863)
Full — conversion of single floor commercial shop to one-bedroom residential unit, 2 Roydon Road, Diss IP22 4LN, Diss — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 6 Oct (2025/2861)
Listed Building — conversion of single floor commercial shop to one-bedroom residential unit, 2 Roydon Road, Diss IP22 4LN, Diss — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 6 Oct (2025/2862)
Full — self-build single storey home with infrastructure works and reuse of existing access, Former Nurseries, Spicers Lane, Forncett St Mary NR16 1JS, Forncett — Refusal (Delegated), 6 Oct (2025/3481)
Householder — alterations and extension with new garage, Thackers, Yarmouth Road, Geldeston NR34 0HG, Geldeston — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 6 Oct (2026/1420)
PD Change from Barn to Dwelling — prior approval notification for change of use and building works of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (QA and QB), Land Adjacent to Manor Barns, Carr Lane, Great Moulton, Great Moulton — Approval of details - Refused (Delegated), 8 Oct (2026/2411)
Reserved Matters — reserved matters for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline permission 2026/2387, Poppies, Thorpe Road, Haddiscoe NR14 6PP, Haddiscoe — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 9 Oct (2026/1750)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of condition 5 of 2024/0217 (wording on foul drain to main sewer); the permission covered outline planning permission for a replacement dwelling, Poppies, Thorpe Road, Haddiscoe NR14 6PP, Haddiscoe — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 8 Oct (2026/2387)
EIA Screening Opinion — request for EIA screening opinion for a renewable energy generating station with ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays, inverter/transformer units, grid connection equipment, underground cabling, storage containers, access, tracks, security measures, ancillary infrastructure, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements, Land South of Watton Road, Little Melton, Little Melton — EIA Required (Delegated), 9 Oct (2026/2833)
Permission in Principle — single storey dwelling providing fully accessible accommodation (National Standards Category 3 M4(2)), double garage and new access off private drive, Red Roofs, Ipswich Road, Newton Flotman NR15 1PN, Newton Flotman — Approval with no Conditions (Delegated), 9 Oct (2026/0092)
Householder — retrospective timber fence across the width of the forecourt, with gate, 2 Old Chapel Yard, Harleston IP20 9AJ, Redenhall with Harleston — Approval with Conditions, 9 Oct (2026/2232)
Householder — single storey extension to rear of dwelling, 3 Roydon Fen, Roydon IP22 5SE, Roydon — Refusal (Delegated), 8 Oct (2026/1525)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of condition 5 of 2000/1757, amending work and lorry movement hours and days, Alpha House, Eleven Mile Lane, Suton NR18 9JL, Spooner Row — Finally Disposed Of (Delegated), 5 Oct (2019/2464)
Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of conditions 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 (approved plans, construction traffic management plan, drainage strategy, code of construction practice, soft landscaping, ecological mitigation, tree protection) of 2022/0867, energy balancing infrastructure (energy storage) within the Hornsea Three onshore converter station area, Land East of Main Road, Swardeston, Swardeston — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 7 Oct (2024/1734)
Householder — increase height of existing fence in rear garden along Valley Road and install gates, 31 Church Road, Tasburgh NR15 1ND, Tasburgh — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 6 Oct (2026/1431)
Listed Building — retrospective retention of rear extension, Jasmine Cottage, Short Green, Winfarthing IP22 2EH, Winfarthing — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 8 Oct (2026/1653)
Householder — replacement garage, Shrubhurst, High London Lane, Winfarthing IP22 2EF, Winfarthing — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 6 Oct (2026/1975)
Householder — rear ground and first floor extension with internal remodelling, Bevere, 26 Triple Plea Road, Woodton NR35 2NS, Woodton — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 8 Oct (2026/2180)

YOUR MONEY

CONTRACTS REGISTER: OCTOBER 2026 EDITION LISTS 249 CONTRACTS ACROSS BOTH COUNCILS

The councils' Contracts Register page now links a spreadsheet headed "Contract Register - Q2", whose file name indicates the Q2 2026/27 edition (October 2026); the page links this edition without a publication date, and at the time of the previous issue the file name indicated a June 2026 version. The register lists 249 contracts: 127 for South Norfolk, 70 for Broadland and 52 joint. Of these, 38 have a start date from 1 July 2026 (one of them later than 16 October), with a combined full contract value of £1,573,659.50 excluding VAT and including permitted extensions. Four entries have a full contract value of £100,000 or more: insurance for combined liability with Travelers for Broadland (£139,326.44, 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, by tender); insurance for combined liability, fidelity guarantee/crime and personal accident with Zurich Municipal for South Norfolk (£183,269.40, same dates, by tender); motor fleet insurance with Aviva via Mavern for South Norfolk (£162,517.60, same dates, by tender); and leisure centre management software with Gladstone MRM Ltd for South Norfolk (£410,222 full value, estimated annual spend £136,741, 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2030, framework call-off). These are register entries, not announcements made in the window.

Source: Contracts Register, Q2 2026/27 (spreadsheet) · Contracts register page

NEW DISS LEISURE CENTRE: CONSTRUCTION SET TO START, WITH MORE THAN £1 MILLION FROM THE GREATER NORWICH GROWTH BOARD

The councils' announcement of 15 October 2026 says construction is set to start on a new community and leisure centre on the former John Grose site in Diss, just south of Diss Mere, after the project received full planning consent. The centre is to include modern fitness facilities, a multi-use community room, soft play, a café, an outdoor plaza and seating. The announcement says the gym is being relocated to the new development with a grant of more than £1 million from the Greater Norwich Growth Board, and that the first phase, converting the existing centre into a Swim Centre, cost nearly £4 million and received £1.2 million from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. It reports consultation results: 75% of respondents said soft play would benefit Diss, more than 80% welcomed a café and 65% said they would use fitness classes if offered. It gives no start, completion or opening dates, and does not name the contractor, the planning application or an approving meeting.

Source: Council announcement, 15 October 2026

WINTER PRESSURES GRANT: UP TO £500 PER PROJECT, CLOSES 30 OCTOBER ⚠️

Still open from the previous issue. Community groups, faith organisations, parish and town councils, trusts, community interest companies and charitable incorporated organisations within Broadland and South Norfolk can apply for up to £500 per project. Applications close at midnight on 30 October; the grant page does not state the year, and the announcement was published on 6 October 2026. Applications are considered together in the first week of November and outcomes are announced by 5pm on 6 November.

Source: Broadland and South Norfolk Councils announcement, 6 October 2026 · How to apply

Method note: no accounts, budget monitoring or council tax monitoring item was published in the window. The Communities Committee's recommendation on the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2027/28 is in In the Chamber. Items on forthcoming Cabinet agendas are carried forward until the meetings are held.

JOBS & TENDERS

No vacancy or investment item with a council decision behind it was published in the window. Method note: the councils' careers portal was read on 16 October 2026 and lists 12 vacancies with application deadlines between 18 and 31 October 2026; the listing shows no posting dates and no council decision behind any vacancy, so none is reported individually. Tender notices sit on an external e-tendering portal whose home page asks suppliers to register and log in before tenders and quotations can be viewed; no account was created, so tender coverage remains a method gap. A South Norfolk Cabinet notice of a proposed Building Safety Levy software contract award (decision due 19 October 2026) and Broadland's Cabinet agenda item on tree surgery service contracts (Cabinet, 20 October 2026) are carried forward until decided. Contracts already on the register are in Your Money.

THE COUNTDOWN

Nothing new from a primary source dated within this window on the Norfolk and Suffolk devolution mayoralty (checked on 16 October 2026 by web search and on the Combined County Authority's website; the authority's mayoral election page carries no date, so it cannot be placed in the window). No vesting date, shadow-election date or successor-authority claim is made for this area.

HAVE YOUR SAY

Open consultations, soonest-closing first.

VILLAGE CLUSTERS HOUSING ALLOCATIONS PLAN: MAIN MODIFICATIONS — CLOSES 26 OCTOBER ⚠️

Still open from the previous issue. The Planning Inspector appointed to examine the plan has proposed Main Modifications considered necessary for the plan to be sound. The consultation opened at 9am on 14 September 2026 and closes at 5pm on 26 October 2026. Comments are invited on legal compliance and soundness only, and should relate specifically to the proposed Main Modifications; they are made through the Council's Local Plan consultation website. The examination page shows no extension or update as at 16 October 2026. Examination page

SOUTH NORFOLK DRAFT HOUSING STRATEGY — CONSULTATION 20 OCTOBER TO 7 NOVEMBER ⚠️

South Norfolk Council announced on 15 October 2026 that residents are invited to review the draft Housing Strategy and submit comments online from 20 October to 7 November. The announcement gives no year or times. The strategy covers affordability, homelessness prevention, housing quality, specialist housing and independent living, and the announcement says feedback will refine the strategy before it is considered for adoption. It gives no direct link to the consultation. The Communities Committee's recommendation on the draft is in In the Chamber. Council announcement

TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE POLICIES: BOTH COUNCILS CONSULTING UNTIL 16 NOVEMBER

Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council are each consulting on a draft Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy and Conditions (2026 consultation draft) from 21 September to 16 November 2026; no times are given. Licensed operators, vehicle proprietors, drivers and other interested parties are invited to submit written comments, by post to the Licensing Team at the Horizon Centre, Peachman Way, Norwich NR7 0WF, or by email through the link on each council's page. Each page carries the draft policy and a summary of proposed changes. Subject to approval, the revised policies take effect on 1 April 2027. For South Norfolk, a report goes to the Licensing, Appeals and Complaints Committee after the consultation closes and final proposals then go to Council. The councils' pages give 21 September to 16 November, where the committee minutes reported in the previous issue had referred to October to December 2026.

Broadland: consultation page · draft policy (PDF) · summary of proposed changes (PDF)
South Norfolk: consultation page · draft policy (PDF) · summary of proposed changes (PDF)

ON THE HIGH STREET

The councils' licensing pages are a guidance hub covering licences, permits, registrations and the safety advisory group; they are not an applications register, so this section does not report individual licence applications. The licensing news page lists four items (Ask for Angela, Spiking Awareness Training, the Tobacco and Vapes licensing regime update, and the primate licence requirement) and shows no publication dates on any of them, as re-checked on 16 October 2026, so none could be placed in this window and none is reported. The taxi and private hire policy consultation is in Have Your Say.

HOW IT WORKS

The Broadland & South Norfolk Briefing is an independent, AI-assisted weekly summary of public business at Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council, drawn entirely from each council's own published record. Every item links to the source document, meeting page or announcement it comes from. It is a neutral summary of the public record for both councils, which remain separate authorities with separate committees.

The Broadland & South Norfolk Briefing is an independent, AI-assisted summary of public council business at Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council. It is not published by, or on behalf of, either council. Its title describes the area covered and does not indicate any view on the outcome of local government reorganisation or devolution in Norfolk. Every item is drawn from, and links to, the relevant council's own published record. Readers should refer to the linked source for any matter of consequence. This briefing does not constitute legal, financial or planning advice.