Planning application
Norwich Research Park Colney Lane Colney Norfolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 2026/2760
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2760
- Type
- Outline
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Cringleford
- Parish
- Colney
Comment by 18 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on South Norfolk's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Norfolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0460 Granted
Norwich Research Park Colney Lane Colney Norfolk
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)
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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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15 Sep 2026
Received by South Norfolk
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
CODE Development Planners Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Great Chesterford
Active · incorporated 2012 · Great Chesterford
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
65 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 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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