Planning application
Woodlands Farm High Road Needham Norfolk IP20 9LG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
EIA Screening Opinion request for 1 no. free range layer shed and ancillary development
As published by the council, reference 2026/0238
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0238
- Type
- EIA Screening Opinion
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Harleston
- Parish
- Needham
- Postcode
- IP20 9LG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by South Norfolk
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Norfolk took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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DKR Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Norfolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Norfolk decided outline applications in a median of 145 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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