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Sidestrand Hall School Cromer Road Sidestrand Cromer Norfolk NR27 0NH

PF/24/2323Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 11 March 2025

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)26 conditions

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Proposal

Demolition of selected existing buildings and redevelopment to provide a new part single / part two storey building for educational purposes (Use Class F1); new Multi Use Games Area (MUGA); refurbishment of Sidestrand Hall; replacement polytunnel; revised internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation routes (including creation of revised vehicular drop off / pick up areas for taxis and cars); areas of recreational space; landscaping; drainage; parking areas (including temporary parking provision during the construction phase) and all associated works

Received
4 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Poppyland
Agent
Dobson-Grey Land & Development Ltd
  1. Received4 Nov
  2. Validated11 Nov
  3. Consult.18 Feb
  4. Target20 Jan
  5. Decided11 Mar

Decided in 120 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Sidestrand Hall School Cromer Road Sidestrand Cromer Norfolk NR27 0NH. North Norfolk has handled 3,902 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 days, 11 weeks longer than North Norfolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Sidestrand conservation area. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Poppyland. We hold 777 applications in total for the NR27 postcode area.

93% of full 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
NR27 0NH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Sidestrand

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 November 2024
Consultation expiry
18 February 2025
Consultation start
28 January 2025
Consultation end
18 February 2025
Last date for comments
18 February 2025
Target decision date
20 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Dobson-Grey Land & Development Ltd
Agent address
1 Alscot Studios Alscot Park Atherstone On Stour Stratford Upon Avon Warwickshire CV37 8BL

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 November 2024
Site notice start
28 November 2024
Site notice end
19 December 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13344193
Documents
140

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: SidestrandPart of the site
  • National Landscape (AONB): Norfolk Coast
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: North Norfolk

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