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Croft House Croft Yard Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1JS

PF/25/1685Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 October 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Installation of roof-mounted solar PV panels on south and east facing roof slopes

Received
30 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wells With Holkham
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated31 Jul
  3. Consult.17 Oct
  4. Target25 Sep
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 84 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Croft House Croft Yard Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1JS. North Norfolk has handled 3,902 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 5 weeks longer than North Norfolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The solar panels on the South elevation of the dwelling, by virtue of their clinical and homogenous appearance would be texturally and tonally at odds with the mellowed subtleties of the existing tiles. The solar panels would further introduce high level clutter on a readily visible roof slope, within the Wells-next-the-Sea Conservation Area resulting in 'less than substantial harm' with no public benefits to outweigh the harm. For the above reasons and details given in the officer report the proposals are contrary to Para.215 NPPF; Wells next the Sea Neighbourhood Plan Polices WNS 6 and 11; together with adopted plan polices EN 4 and EN 8. This Decision refers only to that required under the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment, bylaw, order or regulation.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NR23 1JS
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells-next-the-Sea

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 July 2025
Consultation expiry
17 October 2025
Consultation start
26 September 2025
Consultation end
17 October 2025
Last date for comments
17 October 2025
Target decision date
25 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
All Plans
Agent address
The Bays Chapel Road Thurgarton Norwich Norfolk NR11 7NP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
14 August 2025
Site notice start
6 August 2025
Site notice end
28 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14207280
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 (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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    19 Oct

    Installation solar PV Panels to east and west facing roofs of dwelling.

    PendingApplicationPF/26/2212

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