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Colney Hall Watton Road Colney Norfolk NR4 7TY

Awaiting decision South Norfolk 2026/1846 EIA Screening Opinion

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Proposal

Request for Screening Opinion pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for proposed Specialist retirement village and integrated care community

As published by the council, reference 2026/1846

Application record

Reference
2026/1846
Type
EIA Screening Opinion
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Cringleford
Parish
Colney
Postcode
NR4 7TY

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Norfolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 2026/1959 Awaiting decision

    Colney Hall Watton Road Colney Norfolk NR4 7TY

    Hybrid planning application comprising: (i) Full planning permission for the creation of the Colney Later Life Living Community comprising of 119 specialist later life living units (restricted to occupiers aged 55 and over), and communal buildings (providing communal facilities, medical space and Innovation and Research Space) access, internal roads, parking, landscaping, green infrastructure, sustainable drainage infrastructure, engineering operations and associated infrastructure; and (ii) Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except access) for an 80-bed specialist dementia care home.

    Submitted 6 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Received by South Norfolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 August 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

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What 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 92 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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  • Colney Hall Watton Road Colney Norfolk NR4 7TY

    2026/1846 Submitted 25 Jun 2026 0m away

    55% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug

    Request for Screening Opinion pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for proposed Specialist retirement village and integrated care community

    Awaiting decision Outline 16 docs
  • Colney Hall Watton Road Colney Norfolk NR4 7TY

    2026/1959 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 0m away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep

    Hybrid planning application comprising: (i) Full planning permission for the creation of the Colney Later Life Living Community comprising of 119 specialist later life living units (restricted to occupiers aged 55 and over), and communal buildings (providing communal facilities, medical space and Innovation and Research Space) access, internal roads, parking, landscaping, green infrastructure, sustainable drainage infrastructure, engineering operations and associated infrastructure; and (ii) Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except access) for an 80-bed specialist dementia care home.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 64 docs
  • Colney Hall Watton Road Colney Norfolk NR4 7TY

    2026/1959 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 0m away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep

    Hybrid planning application comprising: (i) Full planning permission for the creation of the Colney Later Life Living Community comprising of 119 specialist later life living units (restricted to occupiers aged 55 and over), and communal buildings (providing communal facilities, medical space and Innovation and Research Space) access, internal roads, parking, landscaping, green infrastructure, sustainable drainage infrastructure, engineering operations and associated infrastructure; and (ii) Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except access) for an 80-bed specialist dementia care home.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 64 docs
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    Granted Full applications Extension 42 docs
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    2021/0525 Submitted 9 Mar 2021 256m away

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