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Old Nursery Farm Fakenham Road Briston Melton Constable Norfolk NR24 2HJ

PF/26/1322Householder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 7 August 2026

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

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

Proposal

Erection of a stand-alone ground-mounted solar photovoltaic array with associated inverter and battery storage, to serve the existing dwellinghouse.

Received
22 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Briston
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.16 Jul
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided7 Aug

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Old Nursery Farm Fakenham Road Briston Melton Constable Norfolk NR24 2HJ. North Norfolk has handled 3,902 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than North Norfolk's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Briston. We hold 1,292 applications in total for the NR24 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
NR24 2HJ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Briston

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 June 2026
Consultation expiry
16 July 2026
Consultation start
25 June 2026
Consultation end
16 July 2026
Last date for comments
23 July 2026
Target decision date
21 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Isobel McManus
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
2 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14989831
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Bure Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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