Three Acres The Common South Creake Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9JB
Refused on 15 May 2026
Council decision: Application Refused2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
SELF BUILD Single dwelling house using the Fall-back position giving up current Class Q permission for two dwellings
- Received
- 11 March 2026
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Bircham With Rudhams
- ReceivedReceived11 Mar
- ValidatedValidated20 Mar
- Consult.Consultation23 Apr
- TargetTarget Date15 May
- DecidedDecided15 May
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Three Acres The Common South Creake Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9JB. Kings Lynn has handled 4,002 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 2 weeks longer than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Bircham With Rudhams. We hold 1,047 applications in total for the NR21 postcode area.
90% of full applications at King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The development, of a self-build and custom dwelling outside the development boundary of South Creake by approximately 1.7km, would fail to comply with policy LP02 of the Local Plan 2021-2040. The site is not an allocation within the Neighbourhood Plan nor an allocation of the Local Plan 2021- 2040. The housing need identified under policy LP03 of the Local Plan 2021-2040 has been met by recent approvals in this plan period. The Applicant has failed to convince the Local Planning Authority that there are material planning considerations ('fall-back' position under a Class Q approval and self-build and custom nature of the proposal) which would outweigh the primacy of the Local Plan 2021-2040 when considering the impact on form and character of the suburban style dwelling within a much larger residential plot, when compared to the Class Q approval, and on sustainability of the site in connection to local facilities and services. The proposal would fail to comply with policies LP01, LP02, LP03, LP06, LP18 and LP31 of the Local Plan 2021-2040 and provisions of the NPPF.
- The application is accompanied by a shadow Habitat Regulations Assessment which has been adopted by the Council. This indicates that there is a potential for effects on protected Habitats Sites from cumulative recreational pressures from new housing development in the borough. However, this can be mitigated by a GIRAMS payment (currently £315.58 per dwelling). The full mitigation fee has not been secured. As such, the proposal fails to accord with Policies LP19 and LP23 of the Local Plan 2021-2040. Stuart Ashworth Assistant Director Environment and Planning 15 May 2026 King’s Court, Chapel Street, King's Lynn PE30 1EX Customer Information Centre: (01553) 616200
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- NR21 9JB
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- South Creake
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 23 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 24 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 23 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 24 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 23 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 15 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 4 Redisham Close Lowestoft NR32 4SS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 24 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 21 April 2026
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14773079
- Documents
- 74
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.
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