Caretakers Cottage The Old School Polka Road Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1FF
Approved on 12 July 2023
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Removal of the existing internal staircase and creation of new staircase with an increase to the stairwell area to include part of the ground and first-floor store/cupboards
- Received
- 24 May 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Wells With Holkham
- Agent
- Lucas+Western Architects Ltd
- ReceivedReceived24 May
- ValidatedValidated25 May
- Consult.Consultation21 Jun
- TargetTarget Date20 Jul
- DecidedDecided12 Jul
Decided in 48 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Caretakers Cottage The Old School Polka Road Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1FF. North Norfolk has handled 357 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Wells With Holkham. We hold 462 applications in total for the NR23 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
- NR23 1FF
- Application type
- Listed Building Alterations
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells-next-the-Sea
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 May 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 21 June 2023
- Consultation start
- 31 May 2023
- Consultation end
- 21 June 2023
- Last date for comments
- 28 June 2023
- Target decision date
- 20 July 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Lucas+Western Architects Ltd
- Agent address
- 21 Town Green Wymondham NR18 0PN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 7 June 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12176017
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Wells-next-the-Sea
- National Landscape (AONB): Norfolk Coast
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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, 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: North Norfolk
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