Planning application
Bressingham Garden Centre Low Road Bressingham Norfolk IP22 2AB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development (existing) - material start has been made to planning permission 2021/0579 relating to the erection of a new retail sales building, replacement of existing canopy & alterations to existing car park prior to its expiry on 10 May 2024
As published by the council, reference 2025/3302
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3302
- Type
- Cert. Lawfulness Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval with no Conditions
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bressingham And Burston
- Parish
- Bressingham And Fersfield
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP22 2AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by South Norfolk
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3 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approval with no Conditions
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Cobham
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13 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
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Bressingham Garden Centre Low Road Bressingham Norfolk IP22 2AB
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Granted Lawful development 13 docs -
Bressingham Garden Centre Low Road Bressingham IP22 2AB
Erection of single storey retail sales building, replacement of existing canopy with larger connecting canopy and associated alterations to car parking area
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Bressingham Garden Centre Low Road Bressingham IP22 2AB
Erection of single storey retail sales building, replacement of existing canopy with larger connecting canopy and associated alterations to car parking area
Granted Full applications 22 docsSmall domestic -
Bressingham Garden Centre Low Road Bressingham Norfolk IP22 2AB
Discharge of condition 3 of permission 2020/1653 - surface water drainage
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Bressingham Garden Centre Low Road Bressingham Norfolk IP22 2AB
Discharge of condition 3 of permission 2020/1653 - surface water drainage
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Bressingham Garden Centre Low Road Bressingham Norfolk IP22 2AB
88% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing - To demonstrate that a material start has been made to planning permission 2020/1653, relating to the erection of a new garden centre building at Bressingham Garden Centre, prior to its expiry on 12 November 2023.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 22 docs
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