Planning application
Norwich Research Park Colney Lane Colney Norfolk
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reserved Matters Application (details relating to external appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to Outline Planning Permission 2012/1477 (as varied by 2014/0030) for the construction of an electricity sub-station and supporting feeder pillar to serve Grow On Building 1 (The outline submission included an Environmental Statement)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0460
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0460
- Type
- Reserved Matters
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval with Conditions
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Cringleford
- Parish
- Colney
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Broadland register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/2760 Awaiting decision
Norwich Research Park Colney Lane Colney Norfolk
Outline application with all matters reserved except for access for phased development of approximately 101,523 sqm floorspace (GEA) (excluding plant areas) of Class E(gii) research and development, and hospital and medical related uses, and any other ancillary uses and/or uses which are complementary to the main anchor institutions at Norwich Research Park, together with associated infrastructure works.
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2026/2540 Granted
Norwich Research Park Colney Lane Colney Norfolk
Details for condition 3 of planning permission 2023/1796 - (3) Provision for EV Charging
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2025/3171 Granted
Norwich Research Park Colney Lane Colney Norfolk
Details of condition 9 of 2012/1477 (as varied by 2014/0030) - Asbestos Removal Method Statement
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2026
Received by Broadland
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6 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approval with Conditions
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
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24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Broadland granted permission on 20 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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