Planning application
Land North Of Hethersett Village Centre (Phase 4) Little Melton Road Hethersett Norfolk
Relates to 2026/0308
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use and Development, 92 dwellings and associated infrastructure on Phase B4 of Hethersett North (subject of Reserved Matters Application ref: 2026/0308)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0998
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0998
- Type
- Cert. Lawfulness Proposed
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hethersett
- Parish
- Hethersett
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 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 4 June 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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2026/0308 Awaiting decision
Land North Of Hethersett Village Centre Little Melton Road Hethersett Norfolk
Hybrid Reserved Matters Application following outline consent 2021/0758/O (approved 24 November 2025) for the estate roads/accesses, layout, landscaping, scale and appearance including details of the external materials for 92 dwellings and associated infrastructure on Phase B4 of Hethersett North, save for the layout, scale and appearance and on plot landscaping/boundary treatment details of the 5 self-build homes which remain reserved for future Reserved Matters Applications and remain in outline
Who's behind it
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John Long Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Norwich
Active · incorporated 2018 · Norwich
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
69 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 lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Awaiting decision Reserved matters New dwelling 245 docsMajor scheme -
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