Reports presented to Annual Open Parish Meeting 17th April 2025
Click the link below to read a 'pdf' of the reports presented on 17th April 2025.
The document include all reports submitted in text, email or pdf format.
Draft Plans for former Austhorpe House Nursing Home
The new owner of the Austhorpe House site has drawn up some initial plans for development of the site and has asked for them to be shared with the public. You can see the Draft Plans here: Draft Plans for former Austhorpe House Nursing Home
Please note: As yet there is no formal planning application to South Norfolk Council and the plans may change ('slightly') before that happens, but if you have any observations to make at this stage, please refer them to the developer Andrew Russell ( ). When the plans have been formally submitted to South Norfolk Council (the Planning Authority), the Parish Council and members of the public will have the opportunity to make comments to South Norfolk Council as with any other planning application
Planning Applications
On this page we will post brief descriptions and links to Planning Applications in Forncett, when we are informed by South Norfolk Council that they have been submitted.
Members of the public can submit their own views, as with all applications, by email to quoting the planning application reference number.
2025/0298 Single Storey rear extension: Mill Cottage, Bentley Road, Forncett St Peter, NR16 1LH
2024/3773 Single storey front and side extension: 3 West Road, Forncett St Peter, NR16 1LF
2024/3771 Car Port extension to existing garage: 4A Bentley Road, Forncett St Peter, NR16 1LH
2024/1442 Two storey rear extension: Keeper's Cottage 20-22 Bentley Road, Forncett St Peter NR16 1LH
2024/0715 Single Storey rear extension 'Sofleur', Aslacton Road, NR16 1LT
2024/0259 Erection of two storey extension Hall Farm, Overwood Lane, Forncett St Peter, NR16 1LW
2023/1884 Oak frame double carport: Endways, Low Road, Forncett St Mary NR16 1JN
2023/0341 Extension to rear of property: The Cottage, Bustards Green, Forncett St Peter NR16 1JE
2023/0422 New double carport: Endways, Low Road, Forncett St Mary NR16 1JN
2023/0017 Replacement dwelling and garage, land rear of Four Seasons, Cheneys Lane, Forncett St Mary
2022/2194 Rebuild existing chimney, Laburnum Cottage, Low Road, Forncett St Mary NR16 1JN
2022/2176 Single storey annex extension, Red House Farm, High Road, Forncett St Mary NR16 1JR
2022/1358 Install 12 solar panels on kitchen roof: The Barn, Low Road, Forncett St Pater NR16 1HY
2022/0641 Single storey ground floor extension, 7 Near Church, Mill Road, NR16 1HX
2021/2521 Single Storey extension Gilderswood Cottage, Gilderswood Lane, Forncett St Peter, NR16 1LN
2021/2448 Proposed Cart Lodge, Plum Tree House, Low Road, Forncett St Peter, NR16 1HY
2021/1390 Conversion of Outbuilding to Annex Church Cottage Low Road Forncett St Mary NR16 1JG
2021/1405 Demolition and rebuild of chimney stack Yew Tree Farm, Low Road, Forncett St Mary NR16 1JJ
2020/2446 Installation of two air source heat pumps The Barn Low Road Forncett St Peter NR16 1HY
2020/2073 Various alterations The Stables, Common Road, Forncett St Peter NR16 1LQ
2020/2058 Single storey rear extension: 7 Near the Church, Mill Road, Forncett St Peter NR16 1HX
2020/1984 Erection of Dormer: Yew Tree Farm, Low Road, Forncett St Mary, NR16 1JJ
2020/1425 Erection of oak framed garage and carport - Sequoia, Long Stratton Road NR16 1HT
2020/1109 Replacement of 4 Windows - Old Post Office Cottage, Low Road, Forncet St Mary NR16 1JN
Next Agenda, Latest Minutes
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Thursday 15th May 2025, in the Village Hall, starting at 7.30 pm.
The agenda can be found by clicking the link below when published (about a week before the meeting).
Sorry, agenda not published yet.
The draft minutes of the last meeting are available here PC Minutes 2025 April 17th
Please note that these minutes are in draft form until approved at the following meeting.
PC Minutes 2015 to 2017
Below are links to Minutes of Parish Council Meetings in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
The files are pdf format, which will open with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once opened, you can print a paper copy or save a copy on your computer from the Acrobat menu.
- Minutes 2015 January 15th
- Minutes 2015 February 19th
- Minutes 2015 March 19th
- Minutes 2015 April 16th
- Minutes 2015 May 21st
- Minutes 2015 June 18th
- Minutes 2015 July 16th
- Minutes 2015 August 20th
- Minutes 2015 September 17th
- Minutes 2015 October 15th
- Minutes 2015 November 19th
- Minutes 2015 December 17th
- Minutes 2016 January 21st
- Minutes 2016 February 18th
- Minutes 2016 March 17th
- Minutes 2016 April 21st
- Minutes 2016 May 19th
- Minutes 2016 June 9th
- Minutes 2016 July 21st
- Minutes 2016 September 15th
- Minutes 2016 October 20th
- Minutes 2016 November 17th
- Minutes 2016 December 15th
- Minutes 2017 January 19th
- Minutes 2017 February 16th
- PC Minutes 16th March 2017
- PC Minutes 20th April 2017
- PC Minutes 18th May 2017
- PC Minutes 2017 June 15th
- PC Minutes 2017 July 20th
- PC Minutes 2017 September 21st
- PC Minutes 2017 October 19th
- PC Minutes 2017 November 16th
- PC Minutes 2017 December 14th
PC Minutes 2018 to 2020
Below are links to Minutes of Parish Council Meetings in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The files are pdf format, which will open with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once opened, you can print a paper copy or save a copy on your computer from the Acrobat menu.
- PC Minutes 2018 January 18th
- PC Minutes 2018 February 15th
- PC Minutes 2018 March 15th
- PC Minutes 2018 April 19th
- PC Minutes 2018 May 17th
- PC Minutes 2018 June 21st
- PC Minutes 2018 July 19th
- PC Minutes 2018 September 20th
- PC Minutes 2018 October 18th
- PC Minutes 2018 November 15th
- PC Minutes 2018 December 20th
- PC Minutes 2019 January 17th
- PC Minutes 2019 February 21st
- PC Minutes 2019 March 21st
- PC Minutes 2019 April 18th
- PC Minutes 2019 May 16th
- PC Minutes 2019 June 20th
- PC Minutes 2019 July 18th
- PC Minutes 2019 August 20th
- PC Minutes 2019 September 19th
- PC Minutes 2019 October 17th
- PC Minutes 2019 November 21st
- PC Minutes 2019 December 19th
- PC Minutes 2020 January 16th
- PC Minutes 2020 February 20th
- PC Minutes 2020 March
- PC Minutes 2020 April
- PC Minutes 2020 May 21st
- PC Minutes 2020 June 18th
- PC Minutes 2020 July 16th
- PC Minutes 2020 September 17th
- PC Minutes 2020 October 15th
- PC Minutes 2020 October 15th
- PC Minutes 2020 November 19th
- PC Minutes 2020 December 17th
The Greater Norwich Local Plan
Greater Norwich Local Plan
NEW! Click here to read the comments which have been submitted by Forncett Parish Council (Added 16/03/18)
All of what follows is a summary gleaned from the web-site and a meeting for Parish Council reps. Hopefully correct ... but no guarantees! The GNLP team have recently said 'we are currently working on making some improvements to the website' - so some details of how to locate items may be subject to change.
Over recent years we have had various South Norfolk Development Plans. This Greater Norwich Local Plan encompasses Broadland, South Norfolk, Norwich City (in collaboration with Norfolk County Council) and, if adopted, will supersede all individual plans and last until 2036.
Everything you need to know at www.gnlp.org.uk ... but you might need patience to find your way around the site ... so read on!
Various 'Roadshows' are being held throughout the area: the one at South Norfolk Council Offices is Thursday 22nd February 10.30 am to 4.30 pm
Public consultation on 'Regulation 18' - the 'juicy bit' about development priorities, preferred sites etc - finishes on Thursday 15th March (NOW EXTENDED TO THURSDAY 22nd MARCH). Express your views online (preferred) or phone 01603 306603 to get a 'paper' response form. In summer 2019 at 'Regulation 19' draft plan will be produced. If approved by the District Councils, the government inspector and the Government it should become 'the plan' in late 2020.
Parish Council Meeting of 19th October 2017
The Parish Council meeting on 19th October 2017 was attended by Councillors Brian Frith, Beverley Humphreys, Andrew Coleman, Gilly Barnes, Sarah Allen and Dawn Welsby. Also present were the Clerk and three members of the public.
Some of the main items discussed at the meeting are mentioned here. Full minutes of the meeting are available here in draft form until agreed by the Council at the next meeting (16th November 2017).