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3 Appleyard Holt Norfolk NR25 6AR

PF/26/0404Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 15 May 2026

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

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Proposal

Change of use of cafe (Class E) to self-service commercial holiday accommodation (Class C1) incorporating internal alterations.

Received
19 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Holt
Agent
ACS ARCHITECTURAL LTD
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 84 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 Appleyard Holt Norfolk NR25 6AR. 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 Glaven Valley conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Holt. We hold 1,450 applications in total for the NR25 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. By virtue of the utilisation of both the ground and first floor of the building and the resultant removal of an active ground floor town centre use within the Primary Shopping Area of Holt, the proposal is considered to directly conflict with Policy E4 which aims to maintain and enhance the vitality, viability and sustainability of the District's town centres. 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
NR25 6AR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Holt

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Consultation start
19 March 2026
Consultation end
22 April 2026
Last date for comments
9 April 2026
Target decision date
26 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
ACS ARCHITECTURAL LTD
Agent address
UNIT 3 Poppyfields Retail Park Poppyfields Drive Snettisham King's Lynn PE31 7FR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 March 2026
Site notice start
10 March 2026
Site notice end
31 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14715709
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Glaven Valley+1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: Kings Head Public HouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/05/0729Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    19 Feb

    Internal and external alterations to facilitate change of use of cafe (Class E) to self-service commercial…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideLA/26/0405
  2. 2026
    19 Feb

    Change of use of cafe (Class E) to self-service commercial holiday accommodation (Class C1) incorporating…

    This applicationRefusedFullPF/26/0404

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