Old Nursery Farm Fakenham Road Briston Melton Constable Norfolk NR24 2HJ
Decided on 5 June 2026
Council decision: Advice Given (for pre-apps)
Proposal
Installation of a stand-alone ground-mounted solar PV array and associated equipment in the north of the rear field. Planning permission is also understood to be required (GPDO 2015 Sch 2 Pt 14); this enquiry seeks the Council's view on whether listed building consent is additionally required.
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 24 October 2026
- Ward
- Briston
- ReceivedReceived15 May
- ValidatedValidated18 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Jul
- DecidedDecided5 Jun
Decided in 18 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a solar installation at Old Nursery Farm Fakenham Road Briston Melton Constable Norfolk NR24 2HJ. North Norfolk has handled 357 applications of this type. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Briston. We hold 1,293 applications in total for the NR24 postcode area.
98% of heritage applications at North Norfolk District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NR24 2HJ
- Application type
- Informal Silver Level 3 Listed Building
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Briston
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 13 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr Chris Young
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 0
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Bure Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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, 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: North Norfolk
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