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The Old Rectory South Raynham Road West Raynham Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7HH

PF/26/1044Approved

Approved on 3 July 2026

Council decision: Approve5 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of up to 50 domestic grade solar panels (2m x 1m) along the north side of the boundary ditch of the Old Rectory

Received
15 May 2026
Ward
The Raynhams
  1. Received15 May
  2. Validated18 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Jul

Decided in 46 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at The Old Rectory South Raynham Road West Raynham Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7HH. North Norfolk has handled 12,496 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 3 days quicker than North Norfolk's typical decision time. The site is in the West Raynham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across The Raynhams. We hold 1,047 applications in total for the NR21 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
NR21 7HH
Parish
Raynham

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Isobel McManus

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: West Raynham
  • Listed building: Grade II: Old RectoryOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

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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