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The Retreat 40 Hungate Street Aylsham Norfolk NR11 6AA

2025/1748FullApproved

Approved on 26 January 2026

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Re-design and update of the current buildings on site and change of use to holiday let

Received
12 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Aylsham
Agent
Benefer Architectural Ltd
  1. Received12 Jun
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.15 Jan
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided26 Jan

Decided in 207 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Retreat 40 Hungate Street Aylsham Norfolk NR11 6AA. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 7,102 applications of this type. This one was decided in 228 days, 26 weeks longer than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. The site is in the Aylsham conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Aylsham. We hold 2,892 applications in total for the NR11 postcode area.

94% of full applications at South 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
NR11 6AA
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Aylsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 July 2025
Consultation expiry
15 January 2026
Consultation start
5 January 2026
Consultation end
15 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
29 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end
19 August 2025
Target decision date
28 August 2025
Permission expires
26 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Benefer Architectural Ltd
Architect profile
BENEFER ARCHITECTURAL LTD
Agent address
6 West Winch Rd King's Lynn PE33 0ND

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 July 2025
Advertisement expiry
7 August 2025
Site notice start
15 July 2025
Site notice end
5 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14091097
Documents
59
Constraints
31

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Aylsham
  • 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 (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, 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: South Norfolk Broadland

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