Planning – Application Comments

Consultation Date: Tue 12 Aug 2025

Consultation Date: Tue 12 Aug 2025

Comment Date: Fri 19 Sep 2025

Our Ref: 25/05230

RE: VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2, 4, 5, 6 AND 8 OF PLANNING CONSENT 25/00285/F- SELF BUILD- Proposed dwelling and car port

The application is for a new dwelling and car port,
The applicant has provided a Preliminary contamination risk assessment by Norfolk Surveying and Design dated August 2025. The report identifies the potential landfill mentioned in previous applications as being 20-30m north of the site and explores the risk associated with the landfill to be low due factor including that the underlying soil type would likely restrict any contaminant migration if there has been any shallow landfilling. Foundation design also would limit ay potential ground gas intrusion. The report finds there is no requirement for intrusive site investigation, but recommends a watching brief for unexpected contamination.
We have reviewed our files and the site is on land not seen developed for the duration of our records. The surrounding landscape is largely residential and agricultural. A former refuse tip is seen approximately 20m north of the site, labelled in historic maps dated 1945-1970.

Conditions 4, 5 & 6 can be removed from the application and have been fulfilled by the report submitted. Condition 7 around unexpected contamination should remain on the new permission as per Recommendation 1 of the report. Conditions 2 & 8 raise no additional comments regarding contaminated land.