Launch issue, 26th September - 9th October, 2026

Welcome to the launch issue 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

⚠️ YOUR MONEY — Broadland and South Norfolk (joint): Winter Pressures Grant open to community groups, up to £500 per project; applications close at midnight on 30 October 2026.⚠️ 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.• PLANNING WATCH — Broadland: 24 of 54 applications received and 16 of 24 decisions in the week ending 2 October 2026 pass the inclusion gate; includes six business units at Land South of Richard Oakes Road, Aylsham, and two Development Management Committee approvals (Horstead and Sprowston).• PLANNING WATCH — South Norfolk: 34 of 63 applications received and 20 of 40 decisions in the week ending 2 October 2026 pass the inclusion gate; includes an approved solar farm at Yelverton, 92 dwellings (reserved matters) at Hethersett, and a Development Management Committee approval at Colton.• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Development Management Committee (23 September): five dwellings, Great Moulton, approved with conditions (8 to 2).• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Development Management Committee: self-build dwelling at East Carleton — officer recommendation to refuse overturned; authority delegated to approve (8 to 2).• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Development Management Committee: car sales use at Flordon refused unanimously; enforcement action authorised.• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Development Management Committee: Ketts Park, Wymondham extensions approved unanimously.• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Cabinet (14 September; minutes published 1 October): Q1 performance and risk report endorsed.• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Cabinet recommended that Council adopt the updated Complaints Policy.• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Cabinet agreed exempt recommendations on Sinclair Close, Little Melton road completion funding and insurance contract extensions.• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Health & Leisure Committee noted the Health and Wellbeing Strategy annual update.• IN THE CHAMBER — Broadland Overview and Scrutiny Committee noted the Digital Connectivity update (minutes published 2 October).• IN THE CHAMBER — Broadland panel recommended Cabinet adopt the Homelessness Action Plan 2025–2030 and Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy.• IN THE CHAMBER — Broadland panel noted the Homelessness Mitigation quarterly update.• IN THE CHAMBER — Broadland Licensing and Regulatory Committee: consultation to start on the draft Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Policy and Conditions (minutes published 8 October).• IN THE CHAMBER — South Norfolk Licensing, Appeals and Complaints Committee: consultation to start on the draft Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Policy and Conditions (minutes published 8 October).• YOUR MONEY — South Norfolk: Grants & Awards Panel allocated £426,298.50 (Community Action Fund) and £511,035.51 (Community Facilities Grant) on 2 October.• YOUR MONEY — South Norfolk: £1.5 million Growth Board funding announced for a new School of Oral Health in Norwich.• YOUR MONEY — South Norfolk Cabinet approved capital carry forwards of £805k and £333k for 2026/27.• YOUR MONEY — Broadland Food Innovation Centre reviewed: 85% occupancy, broke even in 2025/26.• YOUR MONEY — Broadland Country Park Visitor Centre: completion forecast late October; budget pressure of about £200,000 forecast.• JOBS & TENDERS, THE COUNTDOWN, ON THE HIGH STREET — no items this issue; see each section for why.

NUMBER OF THE WEEK: 94 — planning applications from the week ending 2 October that passed the inclusion gate across Broadland and South Norfolk (58 received, 36 decided).

IN THE CHAMBER

Source: southnorfolkandbroadland.moderngov.co.uk, items newly published between 26 September and 9 October 2026. Sixteen items were published in the window. Seven report outcomes and are set out below; the other nine 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 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, 23 SEPTEMBER: FOUR PLANNING DECISIONS

Minutes published 28 September 2026. The Committee determined four applications:

• 2025/2168, Land west of Frith Way, Great Moulton — five dwellings with parking and a new access onto Frith Way. Approved with conditions (28 conditions); 8 for, 2 against.
• 2026/0335/O, Intwood Lodge, Intwood Lane, East Carleton — outline permission for a self-build detached two-storey dwelling, all matters reserved. The officer recommendation was to refuse; that recommendation was defeated 2 to 8. The Committee resolved, 8 for and 2 against, to delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Planning to approve, subject to resolving nutrient neutrality and GIRAMS, a satisfactory preliminary ecological survey, and conditions. The minutes record the reasons as the lack of a five-year housing land supply and the shortfall against self-build targets outweighing the harm from the site's unsustainable countryside location.
• 2026/0485/F, Land off Greenways, Flordon (enforcement reference 2025/8549) — retention of a change of use from agricultural land to car sales, with close-board fencing and an office unit. Refused unanimously and enforcement action authorised. The refusal reasons were unjustified commercial development in the open countryside, an unsustainable location, urbanising impact on landscape character, unsafe intensification of use of Greenways Lane, and insufficient drainage and pollution-prevention information.
• 2026/1627/F, Ketts Park Community and Recreation Centre, Harts Farm Road, Wymondham — two single-storey extensions to enlarge the café and provide studio space, with internal refurbishment and changes to external hardstanding (applicant: South Norfolk Council). Approved with conditions (14 conditions), unanimously.

The Committee also noted the planning appeals list.

Source: South Norfolk Development Management Committee minutes, 23 September 2026 · Meeting documents

SOUTH NORFOLK CABINET, 14 SEPTEMBER: Q1 PERFORMANCE, RISK REGISTER AND COMPLAINTS POLICY

Minutes published 1 October 2026. Cabinet endorsed the Quarter 1 2026/27 performance (Appendices 1 and 2) and the current risk position, and approved changes to Strategic Performance Measures 14 and 15; Strategic Risk SNCM6 (Local Government Reorganisation transition and delivery) is to be removed from the Risk Register. Cabinet recommended that Council adopt the revised Complaints Policy, the changes reflecting internal feedback and Housing Ombudsman feedback. In exempt session, Cabinet agreed recommendations on Road Completion Funding for Sinclair Close, Little Melton (to be put to Council) and on insurance contract extensions, the extension period being amended at the meeting from 18 months to 12 months; amounts and contract details are not in the public minutes. The Q1 finance report and capital carry forwards are in Your Money.

Source: South Norfolk Cabinet minutes, 14 September 2026 · Meeting documents

SOUTH NORFOLK HEALTH & LEISURE COMMITTEE, 22 SEPTEMBER: WELLBEING STRATEGY UPDATE

Minutes published 28 September 2026. The Committee resolved to note the Health and Wellbeing Strategy annual update. The minutes record approval of a one-year extension of the Prosper social prescribing service (covering South Norfolk and Broadland), and that a one-year "Cup of Tea" occupational therapy pilot produced evidence supporting a proposal for county-wide delivery. No expenditure figures are recorded in the minutes.

Source: South Norfolk Health & Leisure Committee minutes, 22 September 2026

BROADLAND OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, 22 SEPTEMBER: DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY AND WORK PROGRAMME

Minutes published 2 October 2026. The Committee resolved to note the Digital Connectivity update, which reported over 1,000 collected reports of poor mobile coverage, and noted the Work Programme: budget questions are scheduled for the meeting on 1 December 2026, and a new report on the Country Park Visitor Centre is to be added. Its reviews of the Food Innovation Centre and the Country Park Visitor Centre are in Your Money.

Source: Broadland Overview and Scrutiny Committee minutes, 22 September 2026

BROADLAND PANEL, 16 SEPTEMBER: HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN AND TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION POLICY

Minutes published 28 September 2026. On the Broadland Homelessness Action Plan 2025–2030 and Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy, the Panel resolved unanimously to note the draft Action Plan and amended Policy and to recommend that Cabinet approve and adopt both and delegate authority for ongoing operational amendments to the Assistant Director of Individuals and Families, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder. The minutes record expected funding of about £85,000 to £86,000 this year and about £50,000 in each of the following two years, and that action plans are to be linked to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government by 1 December 2026. The Panel also resolved to note the quarterly Homelessness Mitigation Strategic Workplan update for Quarter 4 2025/26 and Quarter 1 2026/27: presentations were below predicted levels in Quarter 4 and slightly above mitigated but below predicted levels in Quarter 1, and 14 of 16 target properties under the Local Authority Housing Fund had been secured, at a total cost of about £2.2 million.

Source: Broadland Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Development Panel minutes, 16 September 2026

BROADLAND LICENSING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE, 10 SEPTEMBER: TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE POLICY CONSULTATION TO START

Minutes published 8 October 2026. Item 79, Review of the Council's Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Policy and Conditions (pre-consultation): the Committee resolved to note the draft Policy and Conditions and the schedule of key proposed changes, subject to the amendments set out in the minutes, and to agree to start the consultation process. Amendments agreed in discussion covered clearer wording on assistance dogs (including a requirement that drivers carry a current Blue Book), an assessment before renewal for applicants without evidence of an English language qualification, clarification that lost property byelaw provisions are statutory rather than local policy, an exception allowing drivers to drink bottled water in licensed vehicles, and further consultation on whether emotional support animals should be treated differently from assistance dogs. The minutes record an eight-week consultation running October to December 2026; if the policy is approved after consultation, it takes effect on 1 April 2027. The minutes record no vote count.

Source: Broadland Licensing and Regulatory Committee minutes, 10 September 2026 · Meeting documents

SOUTH NORFOLK LICENSING, APPEALS AND COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE, 8 SEPTEMBER: TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE POLICY CONSULTATION TO START

Minutes published 8 October 2026. Item 671, Review of the Council's Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Policy and Conditions (pre-consultation): the policy was last reviewed in 2021. Members voted 7 to 1 to retain the proposed minimum driver age of 18. Amendments required covered rewording the accessibility section on assistance dogs and emotional support animals, further consideration of refresher safeguarding training requirements, and a strengthened safeguarding code of conduct. The Committee resolved to note the draft Policy and Conditions and the schedule of key changes, subject to those amendments, and to agree to start the consultation process. The minutes record an eight-week public consultation running October to December 2026, after which a final version returns to the Committee and then goes to Cabinet and Council for adoption; if approved, the policy takes effect on 1 April 2027.

Source: South Norfolk Licensing, Appeals and Complaints Committee minutes, 8 September 2026 · Meeting documents

PLANNING WATCH

Window: the weekly lists for the week ending 2 October 2026 (26 September to 2 October). The weekly lists for the week ending 9 October 2026 (3 to 9 October) were not yet published on either council's site on the morning of publication, so that week is held and will be reported in the next issue (checked on 9 October 2026 by reading both councils' weekly-list index pages). 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. Broadland's list is headed "applications received" and is reported as the validated stage; neither list gives a received or validation date per application, so the week-ending date applies, and the lists carry no per-application links in the form read, so each list below links to the council's own weekly list.

BROADLAND: APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, WEEK ENDING 2 OCTOBER

54 entries; 24 pass the gate, 30 excluded. Listed by the council in its own weekly list: Weekly list (PDF).

• Householder — single-storey side/front extension, 1 Nursery Close, Acle NR13 3EH, Acle — received (2026/2793)
• Householder — new timber garage with reclaimed pantile roof, The Beeches, 54 Holman Road, Aylsham NR11 6BZ, Aylsham — received (2026/2606)
• Listed Building — new timber garage with reclaimed pantile roof, The Beeches, 54 Holman Road, Aylsham NR11 6BZ, Aylsham — received (2026/2607)
• Householder — cart lodge for parking and storage, 9 Canon Hoare Road, Aylsham NR11 6UU, Aylsham — received (2026/2693)
• Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of conditions and plans for community building (F2) with nursery (E) under 2026/0809, Blofield Park Community Centre, Blofield Park, Plantation Road, Blofield, Blofield — received (2026/2788)
• Householder — single-storey rear extension, 16 Garrick Green, Old Catton NR6 7AL, Old Catton — received (2026/2524)
• Householder — single-storey front lean-to and rear flat-roof extension, 48 Garrick Green, Old Catton NR6 7AN, Old Catton — received (2026/2717)
• Full — retrospective siting of an InPost parcel locker, The Woodman, 11 North Walsham Road, Old Catton NR6 7QA, Old Catton — received (2026/2841)
• Householder — ground-floor rear and side extension, East Norfolk Terrace, 33 Rectory Road, Coltishall NR12 7HH, Coltishall — received (2026/2843)
• Removal/Variation of Condition — variation of conditions 2 and 4 of 20211743 (drawings; home numbers before Whitlingham capacity), Land North of Smee Lane, Great Plumstead, Gt & Lt Plumstead (Thorpe End) — received (2026/2753)
• Householder — four-bay oak-framed cart shed, The Old Rectory, Wood Dalling Road, Guestwick NR20 5QJ, Guestwick — received (2026/2738)
• Householder — replace conservatory with rear and side single-storey extension, 4 Drayton Wood Road, Hellesdon NR6 5BY, Hellesdon — received (2026/2576)
• Householder — change velux roof window to dormer, 9 Bush Road, Hellesdon NR6 6UF, Hellesdon — received (2026/2688)
• Householder PD Prior Notification — single-storey flat-roof rear extension (5.0m projection, 2.95m height), 3 Sutherland Avenue, Hellesdon NR6 5LN, Hellesdon — received (2026/2870)
• Full — retrospective change of barn to short-term holiday accommodation, Grange Farm, Mattishall Road, Honingham NR9 5BA, Honingham — received (2026/2823)
• Householder — retrospective rear conservatory, 68 Chestnut Drive, Horsford NR10 3GG, Horsford — received (2026/2662)
• Full — agricultural access and gate, Ringland Farm, Honingham Lane, Ringland NR8 6HF, Ringland — received (2026/2722)
• Full — open-sided loading canopy and PV panels, 12A Fitzmaurice Warehouse, Avian Way, Sprowston NR7 9AJ, Sprowston — received (2026/2664)
• Householder — front hardstanding and dropped kerb, 4 School Road, Swannington NR9 5NJ, Swannington — received (2026/2188)
• Householder — single-storey rear extension, Sandowne, 16 Saint Williams Way, Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0AW, Thorpe St Andrew — received (2026/1791)
• Full — raise parapets for new flat roof, UPVC cladding, new rainwater goods (nos 1-11), 1 Gargle Hill, Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0XX, Thorpe St Andrew — received (2026/2765)
• Full — new communal door; raise parapets, UPVC cladding, rainwater goods (nos 11-23), 13 Gargle Hill, Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0XX, Thorpe St Andrew — received (2026/2766)
• Full — new communal door; raise parapets, UPVC cladding, rainwater goods (nos 25-35), 25 Gargle Hill, Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0XX, Thorpe St Andrew — received (2026/2767)
• Householder — retrospective side conservatory, 1 Furze Avenue, Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0AX, Thorpe St Andrew — received (2026/2866)

BROADLAND: DECISIONS, WEEK ENDING 2 OCTOBER

24 entries; 16 pass the gate, 8 excluded. Listed by the council in its own weekly list: Weekly list (PDF).

• Householder — rear extension and replacement garage, The Old School House, 63 Old Road, Acle NR13 3QW, Acle — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 30 Sep (2026/2376)
• Full — 6 units (3 buildings), 1,859 m2 Class B2/B8/E(g), with servicing, parking, landscaping and access, Land South of Richard Oakes Road, Aylsham, Aylsham — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 2 Oct (2026/0174)
• Full — change of use from Manufacturing (B2) to Storage and Distribution (B8), Barnwell Print, Dunkirk, Aylsham NR11 6SU, Aylsham — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 1 Oct (2026/2178)
• Householder — demolition of conservatory; new single-storey rear extension; roof lantern on flat roof, Lynsley, The Street, Blofield NR13 4JH, Blofield — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 30 Sep (2026/2341)
• Householder — garage conversion and roof alterations, 41 Lodge Lane, Old Catton NR6 7HQ, Old Catton — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 1 Oct (2026/1466)
• Outline — outline permission for new self-build dwelling, Land South of Station Road, Coltishall, Coltishall — Refusal (Delegated), 28 Sep (2026/0546)
• Full — conversion of agricultural barn to 3 dwellings; demolition of modern barn and erection of 1 dwelling; access, parking, amenity space, Threshing Barn, North Manor Farm Barns, The Green, Freethorpe, Freethorpe (Wickhampton) — Withdrawn (Delegated), 28 Sep (2026/0653)
• Listed Building — conversion of agricultural barn to 3 dwellings; demolition of modern barn and erection of 1 dwelling; access, parking, amenity space, Threshing Barn, North Manor Farm Barns, The Green, Freethorpe, Freethorpe (Wickhampton) — Withdrawn (Delegated), 28 Sep (2026/0654)
• Full — conversion of former church to residential dwelling, Saint Faiths Church, Fakenham Road, Great Witchingham, Gt Witchingham (Lenwade) — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 2 Oct (2025/2542)
• Full — demolish existing dwelling and rebuild as self-build dwelling; extend driveway to side, Gatehouse Farm, Peddlars Turnpike, Guestwick NR20 5PY, Guestwick — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 2 Oct (2025/2001)
• Householder — remove hip and construct gable end for loft conversion; rear dormer; front Velux roof lights, 15 Drayton Wood Road, Hellesdon NR6 5BX, Hellesdon — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 29 Sep (2026/2316)
• Full — erection of 3 self/custom build dwellings, Land at Buxton Road, Horstead With Stanninghall, Horstead With Stanninghall — Approval with Conditions (Development Management Committee), 30 Sep (2024/1562)
• Full — replace 2 low-level metal perimeter gates with high-level metal mesh gates, Reepham High School and College, Whitwell Road, Reepham NR10 4JT, Reepham — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 29 Sep (2026/1625)
• Full — erection of 4 dwellings with garages, access and landscaping, Land Adj 158 Blue Boar Lane, Sprowston, Sprowston — Approval with Conditions (Development Management Committee), 2 Oct (2023/1999)
• Householder — freestanding aluminium carport over existing driveway, Kingsholme, 40 Breck Farm Lane, Taverham NR8 6LR, Taverham — Refusal (Delegated), 28 Sep (2026/1169)
• Householder — single-storey rear extension to bungalow, with raised rear deck, 23 Saint Edmunds Rise, Taverham NR8 6PA, Taverham — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 28 Sep (2026/2373)

SOUTH NORFOLK: APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, WEEK ENDING 2 OCTOBER

63 entries; 34 pass the gate, 29 excluded. Listed by the council in its own weekly list: Weekly list (PDF).

• Householder — partial conversion of outbuilding to ancillary guest accommodation; partitioning; partial renovation retaining garage spaces, Church Cottage, Church Street, Bawburgh NR9 3LP, Bawburgh — received (2026/2801)
• Listed Building — partial conversion of outbuilding to ancillary guest accommodation; partitioning; partial renovation retaining garage spaces, Church Cottage, Church Street, Bawburgh NR9 3LP, Bawburgh — received (2026/2802)
• Householder — conversion of outbuilding into annexe, Stag Farm, School Road, Bedingham NR35 2DB, Bedingham — received (2026/2246)
• PD Change from Barn to Dwelling — prior approval for change of use and associated works to dwellinghouse (Class Q (a) and (b)), Agricultural building north of Roseward Hall Road, Brockdish, Brockdish — received (2026/2851)
• Householder — remove existing hedges and replace with new fence, Boundary House, Bungay Road, Brooke NR15 1DY, Brooke — received (2026/2074)
• PD Renewable Energy — photovoltaics on roof, Building B61, John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Colney, Colney — received (2026/2756)
• Full — remodel front/side elevations; change from florists to beauty salon, 60-62 West End, Costessey NR8 5AJ, Costessey — received (2026/2776)
• Full — change of use of yard; demolish barn buildings; erect four dwellings and cartsheds, Vehicle Scrappage Yard, Waterside, Walcot Green, Diss, Diss — received (2026/2478)
• Householder — demolish conservatory; single-storey rear extension and alterations, 54B Denmark Street, Diss IP22 4BE, Diss — received (2026/2780)
• PD Renewable Energy — approx. 122 solar PV panels on south-facing care home roof, De Lucy House, 40 Victoria Road, Diss IP22 4HZ, Diss — received (2026/2857)
• Full — change of use of wood store and yard to dog training area; Portakabin; associated works, Woodyard and Building, Hall Road, Earsham, Earsham — received (2026/2772)
• Householder — two-storey side extension; internal alterations; new dormer, The Old School, School Road, Earsham NR35 2TF, Earsham — received (2026/2863)
• Agricultural — steel-framed agricultural cattle shed, Model Farmhouse, Broom Lane, Easton NR9 5DT, Easton — received (2026/2871)
• Householder — demolish garage; new single-storey pitched-roof garage/store, 41 Mill Road, Ellingham NR35 2PY, Ellingham — received (2026/2836)
• Householder — convert integrated garage; rear extension; new front porch; cladding; replacement windows, The Old Coal Yard, Station Road, Flordon NR15 1RJ, Flordon — received (2026/2763)
• Full — change of use from agricultural building to catering storage and food preparation ancillary to mobile catering business, Castaway Farm, High Road, Forncett NR16 1JR, Forncett — received (2026/2716)
• Section 106 Agreement — upgrade septic tank to package treatment plant, Hill House, Mill Road, Hempnall NR15 2LP, Hempnall — received (2026/2969)
• Householder — porch; two-storey side extension; single-storey rear extension, 8 Pitts Square, Hingham NR9 4LD, Hingham — received (2026/2646)
• Full — change of use for one Gypsy Traveller plot with static caravan and day room (retrospective), Horseshoe Meadows, Keswick Hall Road, Keswick NR4 6TL, Keswick And Intwood — received (2026/2689)
• Full — portacabin for police use; adjustments to site security for Norfolk Fire and Rescue, Fire Station, 7 High Street, Loddon NR14 6ET, Loddon — received (2026/2805)
• Listed Building — remove failing cement render; replace with lime render, The Olde Bakehouse, The Street, Long Stratton NR15 2XJ, Long Stratton — received (2026/2681)
• Householder — first-floor addition; new 45-degree roof with 3 rooflights; rear dormer and Juliet balcony; flat-roof rear extension; new eastern garage, Peacehaven, The Rosery, Mulbarton NR14 8AL, Mulbarton — received (2026/2879)
• Householder — first-floor dormer; flat-roof rear extension with balcony; oak-framed porch (north elevation), 8 Old Mill Road, Poringland NR14 7JW, Poringland — received (2026/2730)
• Agricultural — new track for improved access; fencing separating grazing from buildings, Oakleigh Grange Farm, North Green, Pulham St Mary IP21 4XY, Pulham St Mary — received (2026/2839)
• Removal/Variation of Condition — remove condition 12 restricting separate ownership (2023/2486), Belmont Grange, Bungay Road, Scole IP21 4HG, Scole — received (2026/2679)
• PD Change from Barn to Dwelling — change of use of 4 agricultural barns to 7 dwellinghouses (Class Q (a) and (b)), Fen Farm, Seething Fen, Seething NR15 1DG, Seething — received (2026/2922)
• Removal/Variation of Condition — vary condition 2 to increase cartlodge length of 2025/3392 (replacement dwelling and cartlodge), Pleasure Farm, Cross Road, Starston IP20 9NH, Starston — received (2026/2718)
• Full — install and site three infrastructure equipment units on concrete base, National Grid Transmitting Station, New Road, Tacolneston NR16 1DW, Tacolneston — received (2026/2555)
• Listed Building — remove section of partition wall to enlarge kitchen; open-plan kitchen/dining, 64 Norwich Road, Tacolneston NR16 1BY, Tacolneston — received (2026/2710)
• Full — one bungalow adjacent to Meadow View, Land East of Meadow View, Cheneys Lane, Tacolneston, Tacolneston — received (2026/2783)
• Agricultural — hay and straw barn; hardstanding, Hall Farm HQ, Bungay Road, Tasburgh NR15 1NA, Tasburgh — received (2026/2893)
• Removal/Variation of Condition — vary conditions 3 (manure removal) and 4 (muck heap siting) of 2024/3819 (agricultural building), Lodge Farm, Lodge Road, Tivetshalls NR15 2AX, Tivetshalls — received (2026/2736)
• Removal/Variation of Condition — vary condition 2 to add window to extension of 2026/0931 (conservatory replacement), 4 Browick Road, Wymondham NR18 0QW, Wymondham — received (2026/2698)
• Householder — new conservatory, 39 Silfield Road, Wymondham NR18 9AX, Wymondham — received (2026/2845)

SOUTH NORFOLK: DECISIONS, WEEK ENDING 2 OCTOBER

40 entries; 20 pass the gate, 20 excluded. Listed by the council in its own weekly list: Weekly list (PDF).

• Full — 3 polytunnels, electrical cabling, 2 electrical kiosks and other associated infrastructure, Field Trials Station, Sparrows Hill, Bawburgh NR9 3PY, Bawburgh — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 29 Sep (2026/1868)
• Householder — single storey side extension, Burys Hall Lodge, Old Buckenham Road, Carleton Rode NR16 1NH, Carleton Rode — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 28 Sep (2026/1847)
• Full — erection of one detached bungalow, Land North of Valley Road, Costessey, Costessey — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 30 Sep (2025/2264)
• Listed Building — alteration and partial demolition of a small chimney to rear of house, 19 Mount Street, Diss IP22 4QG, Diss — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 30 Sep (2026/2184)
• Householder — single storey front and two storey side extension, re-rendering, replacement windows, solar panels, Narrowgates, Swardeston Lane, East Carleton NR14 8LF, East Carleton — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 28 Sep (2026/2116)
• Householder — rear extension; replacement roof; PV solar panels to rear; replace all windows and doors; insulated timber cladding to front and rear, Dunromin, Greenways, Flordon NR15 1QN, Flordon — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 1 Oct (2026/1260)
• Householder — ground floor rear extension; front porch extension; internal reconfiguration, Grove Cottage, Wacton Road, Forncett St Peter NR16 1JD, Forncett — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 30 Sep (2026/2000)
• Householder — loft conversion with front dormer, 46 Old Market Way, Hempnall NR15 2LZ, Hempnall — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 30 Sep (2026/2340)
• Section 106 Agreement — upgrade of septic tank to package treatment plant, Hill House, Mill Road, Hempnall NR15 2LP, Hempnall — Signed Agreement (Delegated), 30 Sep (2026/2969)
• Reserved Matters — hybrid reserved matters (following outline 2021/0758/O): estate roads, layout, landscaping, scale, appearance, external materials for 92 dwellings on Phase B4 of Hethersett North; 5 self-build plots remain in outline, Land North of Hethersett Village Centre, Little Melton Road, Hethersett, Hethersett — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 29 Sep (2026/0308)
• Listed Building — enlarge 1 rooflight and 3 new rooflights to internal valley of main roof, The Chestnuts, 4 Beccles Road, Loddon NR14 6JQ, Loddon — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 1 Oct (2026/2251)
• Full — resubmission following refusal of 2024/3522: self-build dwelling and detached garage, High House Farm, High House Farm Lane, Colton NR9 5DG, Marlingford And Colton — Approval with Conditions (Development Management Committee), 30 Sep (2025/2699)
• Householder — fenestration alterations: replace existing window with French door; internal alterations, 134 The Street, Rockland St Mary NR14 7HL, Rockland St Mary — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 2 Oct (2026/2077)
• Listed Building — fenestration alterations: replace existing window with French door; internal alterations, 134 The Street, Rockland St Mary NR14 7HL, Rockland St Mary — Approval with Conditions, 2 Oct (2026/2078)
• Change of Use — change of use of grass pasture to cemetery, Land South of All Saints Church, Church Lane, Welborne, Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall, Welborne — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 2 Oct (2025/2324)
• Full — demolition of farmhouse and erection of replacement self-build dwelling; temporary static caravan; conversion of agricultural building to residential holiday let, Walnut Tree Farm, Low Road, Thurlton NR14 6PZ, Thurlton — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 1 Oct (2025/3125)
• Listed Building — retention of brick wall to north elevation, fence and resurfacing, The Old Ram, Ipswich Road, Tivetshall St Mary NR15 2DE, Tivetshalls — Approval with Conditions (Delegated), 28 Sep (2026/2054)
• Listed Building — replace 4 windows to front elevation with like-for-like replacements, 2 Vicar Street, Wymondham NR18 0PL, Wymondham — Withdrawn (Delegated), 30 Sep (2026/1671)
• Telecommunications — upgrade of telecom base station: remove 15m column, replace with 25m monopole with 6 antennas, 3 relocated antennas, 1 relocated 300mm dish; internal equipment cabin upgrades, Communications Station, Rear of Grove Farm, Tuttles Lane East, Wymondham, Wymondham — Prior Approval not Required (Delegated), 2 Oct (2026/2483)
• Full — construction and operation of circa 15MW solar farm: panels, inverter housing, spares container, access tracks, cabling, fencing with CCTV, compounds, landscaping, grid infrastructure, Land East of Back Road, Yelverton, Yelverton — Approval with Conditions (Development Management Committee), 30 Sep (2025/1442)

YOUR MONEY

£937,000 ALLOCATED TO MORE THAN 60 SOUTH NORFOLK COMMUNITY PROJECTS

The Council's Grants & Awards Panel allocated £426,298.50 from the Community Action Fund and £511,035.51 from the Community Facilities Grant on Friday 2 October 2026, supporting more than 60 projects (more than £937,000 in total); announced 7 October 2026. Community Action Fund awards named in the announcement include up to £40,000 each to Alpington with Yelverton Parish Council (major play area redevelopment), Loddon Town Council (renewal of Kitten's Lane Play Area) and Toft Monks Community Group (new community hub in St Margaret's Church); £38,756 for Wicklewood playground improvements; £37,000 for a new all-weather tennis court at Cringleford Tennis Club; £32,900 for car park improvements and extension at Hingham Sports Centre; and £29,500 for a new cycle pump track in Ditchingham. Community Facilities Grant awards named include £40,000 each to Barford and Wramplingham Village Hall (improvements), St Andrew's Church, Framingham Earl (new toilet facilities) and Tivetshall Village Hall (safer, more accessible car park); £30,000 to Poringland Parish Council (solar panels and energy efficiency); £24,600 to The Woodlands Club, Tacolneston (heating, lighting and insulation); £22,500 to Diss Rugby Club (new irrigation system); and £22,810 to Crusaders Rugby Union Football Club (clubhouse and pitch improvements).

Source: South Norfolk Council announcement, 7 October 2026

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

Published 6 October 2026. Community groups, faith organisations, parish and town councils, trusts, CICs and CIOs running projects that support local residents can apply for up to £500 per project, for example warm community spaces, Christmas hamper schemes, free or subsidised food and drinks, community activities, and essential items such as toiletries, blankets and baby supplies. Applications close at midnight on 30 October 2026; submissions are considered in the first week of November and successful applicants are notified by 6 November 2026.

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

SOUTH NORFOLK Q1 FINANCE REPORT: £1.138M OF CAPITAL CARRY FORWARDS APPROVED

Cabinet endorsed the revenue and capital position and approved two capital carry forwards for 2026/27: £805,000 for waste service vehicles and containers and £333,000 to complete solar panel installations on a leisure centre building, £1,138,000 combined.

Source: South Norfolk Cabinet minutes, 14 September 2026

BROADLAND FOOD INNOVATION CENTRE: 85% OCCUPANCY AND FIRST BREAK-EVEN YEAR

The Committee resolved to note the Centre's performance against its intended outcomes. Occupancy is 85% (11 of 13 units); the Centre broke even in 2025/26 for the first time, against an original plan anticipating break-even after six years; in-house management is estimated to save around £30,000 a year; and a reserve of approximately £137,000 is available.

Source: Broadland Overview and Scrutiny Committee minutes, 22 September 2026

BROADLAND COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRE: COMPLETION FORECAST FOR LATE OCTOBER, ABOUT £200,000 PRESSURE

The Committee resolved to note progress and the revised completion date: completion is forecast for late October, about three weeks later than the Q2 2026/27 Delivery Plan commitment. A budget pressure of approximately £200,000 is forecast, of which £180,000 of additional funding has been secured. The minutes record the Committee's request that its concerns about the additional expenditure be noted.

Source: Broadland Overview and Scrutiny Committee minutes, 22 September 2026

£1.5M FOR A NEW SCHOOL OF ORAL HEALTH IN NORWICH

The Council announced £1.5 million from the Greater Norwich Growth Board's Infrastructure Investment Fund towards the shell and core of a new School of Oral Health at the Edith Cavell Building on the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital campus. The University of East Anglia provides match funding to fit out and equip it. When open it is to take up to 30 undergraduate students a year, expected to work on patients from 2028. The announcement does not state the approving body, date or meeting.

Source: South Norfolk Council announcement, 30 September 2026

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JOBS & TENDERS

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THE COUNTDOWN

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HAVE YOUR SAY

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

Following public hearings in January 2026, 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, and printed copies can be viewed at local libraries across the district. The plan remains under examination. Examination page · Council announcement

TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE POLICY — CONSULTATIONS TO RUN OCTOBER TO DECEMBER

The Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle policy consultations for both councils (see In the Chamber) are due to run from October to December 2026; opening dates had not been published in the sources read.

ON THE HIGH STREET

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HOW IT WORKS

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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.