Swallow Barn Church Lane, North Elmham, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5JU
Approved on 20 November 2023
Council decision: Granted with conditions
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Proposal
Conversion of barn to residential use - revised application. (3PL/2021/1308/F) Including refurbishment of existing structure, first floor extension and single storey garden room.
- Received
- 18 August 2023
- Council
- Breckland District Council
- Ward
- Upper Wensum
- ReceivedReceived18 Aug
- ValidatedValidated25 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 Nov
- DecidedDecided20 Nov
Decided in 87 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Swallow Barn Church Lane, North Elmham, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5JU. Breckland has handled 2,146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 7 weeks longer than Breckland's typical decision time. The site is in the North Elmham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Upper Wensum. We hold 1,323 applications in total for the NR20 postcode area.
91% of full applications at Breckland District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NR20 5JU
- Application type
- Full (Historic)
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- North Elmham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 August 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 25 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 24 November 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Kevin Cole 43 Park Lane Norwich Norfolk NR2 3EF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 September 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 September 2023
- Site notice start
- 31 August 2023
- Site notice end
- 21 September 2023
Additional information
- Documents
- 16
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: North Elmham
- Scheduled monument: Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedralPart of the site
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: Breckland
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