Welcome to Hockering
Hockering is a rural civic parish in the county of Norfolk, roughly 11 miles from the City of Norwich.
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Hockering has several facilities available to the growing community which include:
School
Church
Village Hall
Local Public House
Shop and Post Office
Play Area
Football Club and Grounds
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The local doctors surgery can be found in the nearby villages of Mattishall and Lenwade.
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The Parish Council
The Parish Council consists of 7 councillors who represent the village on various matters.
The Parish Council is the third tier of local Government, the others being Breckland District Council and Norfolk County Council.
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We meet at 7.30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at Hockering Village Hall.
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Members of the public are very welcome to attend meetings and are able to participate during the open forum, which is part of the meeting.
The Parish Council is always happy to receive ideas on how to improve the local facilities.
Please feel free to contact the clerk for any issues as if we cannot help directly we can signpost you to the correct area.
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The Parish Council Is Responsible For:
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Bus Shelter
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The Play Area
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Litter and Dog Bins
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Providing general maintenance around the village
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Hockering Parish Council would like to thank Steven Kemp for the use of his brilliant photo's on our site. Steven's work can be seen by clicking the following link:
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Useful Contact Links
National Highways, who are responsible for verges and hedges:
https://nationalhighways.co.uk/help-centre/ Use option: Report an issue.
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Other links for Breckland Council which residents might find helpful are:
General items - https://www.breckland.gov.uk/residents.
Planning - https://www.breckland.gov.uk/planning.
Reporting anything else: https://www.breckland.gov.uk/reportit.
PLEASE NOTE - THERE WILL BE NO PARISH COUNCIL MEETING IN JANUARY 2026. THE NEXT MEETING IS ON 13TH FEBRUARY 2026 AT 7.30PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL.​
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Planning Application: A planning application has been received with a closing date of 8th January 2026. The Application No. is: FUL/2025/0039; Monk Plant Hire; Land adjoining recycling site on Stone Road, Hockering, NR20 3PZ . The restrospective Planning Application is for a change of use for storage and recycling of inert construction and demolition materials on land adjoining existing recycling centre. The link to Breckland Planning can be found at http://eplanning.norfolk.gov.uk/Planning/Display/FUL/2025/0039. together with a link to Monk Plant Hire's Community Liaison Statement for information. Anyone wishing to comment on the Application can do so directly to Breckland Planning on the above website.