North Norfolk planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to North Norfolk District Council, updated daily. North Norfolk District Council received 445 planning applications in the last 90 days, 6 of them major schemes. 97% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 48 days.
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Recent applications in North Norfolk
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Hall Farm Barns Swaffham Road East Raynham Norfolk
Variation widening commercial uses at a Norfolk agri-conversion scheme. Converts former barns to distillery, brewery, offices and tasting facilities across multiple buildings, removing use-class restrictions from an earlier consent. Fit-out, hospitality services, brewing infrastructure and…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Land South Of The Old Rectory Walsingham Road North Barsham Norfolk
River Stiffkey restoration project on 3.5 hectares, North Norfolk. Excavates a new floodplain channel to restore natural processes, water quality and climate resilience at full application stage. Earthworks, drainage and habitat creation drive the specification; environmental and hydrological…
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Driftway Farm The Driftway Felbrigg Norwich Norfolk NR11 8PL
One-dwelling barn conversion, North Norfolk. Converts an agricultural building into a residential unit at full application stage. Roofing, structural repairs, M&E and drainage dominate rural conversion work, with masonry repointing and insulation following.
Structural repairRoofingM&E
The Workshop Greenway Lane Fakenham Norfolk NR21 8ET
Commercial workshop converting to a charity shop, Fakenham. Retrospective change from upholstery repair to retail use at full application stage. Fit-out and shop-front works are live; the retroactive nature may signal planning regularization or a change-of-use extension.
Fit-outM&E
Waterhouse Farm Waterhouse Fakenham Norfolk NR21 0LA
Single-storey sauna and cold-water wellbeing facility, Fakenham. New 16 sqm leisure building with pedestrian path access at full application stage. Specialist heating and wet-room services, plus robust flooring and drainage, suit leisure fit-out contractors.
GroundworksStructural frameRoofing
R N L I Lifeboat Station The Promenade Sheringham Norfolk NR26 8AG
Lifeboat station refurbishment with door relocation and window replacement, Sheringham. Alters door and window positions on an existing balcony, adds new railings, and redecorates external finishes at full application stage. Glazing, joinery and external redecoration packages suit local specialists.
GlazingJoineryM&E
Henry Blogg Museum Promenade Cromer Norfolk NR27 9HE
Heat pump installation variation at the Henry Blogg Museum, Cromer. Seeks to install two Mitsubishi air conditioning units with acoustic enclosure and fence, varying the approved design condition. M&E and acoustic screening packages are live; the museum retrofit remains on track for completion.
RenewablesM&E
2 East Grove Cromer Norfolk NR27 0BL
Variation to regularise minor alterations on an approved Cromer bungalow conversion. Permits garage-to-annexe conversion and rear extension without strict compliance to materials and drawings conditions. Window, door and materials specification packages remain live with the parent permission…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Manor Farm Thwaite Road Aldborough Norwich Norfolk NR11 7NR
Outbuilding conversion to residential annexe, Aldborough. Adapts existing structures for ancillary residential use with external alterations at householder stage. Structural opening, insulation, M&E and glazing packages suit local installers working on annexe conversions.
Structural repairBrickworkRoofing
Foxburrow 13a The Dairy Farm Melton Park Hindolveston Road Melton Constable Norfolk NR24 2NG
Single-storey extensions and detached garage, design variation, Hindolveston. Amends an approved scheme to alter the garage design and waive condition 2 (approved plans), allowing revised drawings to proceed. Extensions and new outbuilding require brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages from…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Sen-raw The Green Stalham Norwich Norfolk NR12 9PZ
Garage conversion with first-floor extension and detached cartshed, Stalham. Combines internal reconfiguration of an attached garage into living space, first-floor extensions above and to the porch, new windows throughout, and a new detached outbuilding, at full application stage. Structural…
Structural repairBrickworkRoofing
Land South Of Norwich Road North Walsham Norfolk
Tenure swap amendment to a 343-dwelling hybrid scheme, North Walsham. Adjusts affordable housing mix on four plot clusters without altering the approved scheme's substance. The parent permission remains live and is progressing, so housebuilder material ordering windows stay open.
Glebe Farm Marsh Road Potter Heigham Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 5LN
Lawful certificate for an agricultural dwelling now in unrestricted occupation, Potter Heigham. Confirms the existing use of a house built under an agricultural restriction is now lawful despite breaching condition 5 of the original 2010 permission. The certificate formalises a change in the…
Land Off Overstrand Road Cromer Norfolk
S106 obligation discharge on a Cromer outline scheme. Demonstrates formation of a management company for open space and SUDS maintenance as required by the May 2024 agreement. Signals the approved residential scheme is progressing through post-consent governance, with construction procurement…
Roadside Location Warham Road Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk
Broadband pole notification on Warham Road, Wells-next-the-Sea. Installs two wooden poles (11m and 10m) for fixed-line broadband infrastructure under Electronic Communications Code regulation. No building works; telecoms contractors only.
Planning appeals in North Norfolk District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so North Norfolk District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
North Norfolk District Council, raw rate
21.9%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.1%
national rates applied to this caseload
6.2 percentage points below expected. North Norfolk District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
399 appeals counted, 365 judged either way (80 allowed, 285 dismissed), 34 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 22.4% | 28.8% | 256 | 250 | 56 |
| Enforcement Notice | 13.5% | 13.5% | 57 | 37 | 5 |
| Householder (HAS) | 21.4% | 35.6% | 43 | 42 | 9 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 25% | 36.9% | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 33.3% | 25% | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 33.3% | 33.3% | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 40% | 20.6% | 5 | 5 | 2 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in North Norfolk District Council
Developer contributions at North Norfolk District Council
Developers pay into planning obligations at North Norfolk District Council, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Affordable housing | £2,401,502 | £1,141,942 |
| Open space and play | £1,377,388 | £693,532 |
| Sport and leisure | £740,495 | £194,788 |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £529,171 | £148,015 |
| Monitoring and administration | £79,430 | £72,572 |
| Health and social care | £300,468 | £55,216 |
| Air quality | £12,000 | £9,500 |
| Highways and transport | £280,632 | £4,990 |
| Education | £2,876,481 | None |
| Financial adjustment | £341,340 | None |
| Community facilities | £73,669 | None |
| Libraries and culture | £73,387 | None |
| Public realm and heritage | £50,000 | None |
| Waste and recycling | £38,241 | None |
Source: North Norfolk District Council's Section 106 register, read on 29 September 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Our collected totals match each register’s own published total exactly. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
Affordable housing grant in North Norfolk District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent61 homes
- Affordable rent37 homes
- Shared ownership2 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
North Norfolk District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder98% (330 decided)
- other99% (241 decided)
- residential96% (72 decided)
- commercial90% (40 decided)
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