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Saint Faiths Church Fakenham Road Great Witchingham Norfolk

2025/2542FullApproved

Approved on 2 October 2026

Council decision: Approval with Conditions11 conditions

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Proposal

Conversion of former church to a residential dwelling

Received
15 August 2025
Public comments
4
Ward
Great Witchingham
Agent
Raven Land Management Ltd
  1. Received15 Aug
  2. Validated29 Aug
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target24 Oct
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 399 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Saint Faiths Church Fakenham Road Great Witchingham Norfolk. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 7,102 applications of this type. This one was decided in 413 days, 52 weeks longer than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. The site is in the Shaftesbury Park Estate conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Great Witchingham.

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

Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Gt Witchingham (Lenwade)

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 August 2025
Consultation expiry
28 January 2026
Consultation start
7 January 2026
Consultation end
28 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
2 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
23 September 2025
Target decision date
24 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Raven Land Management Ltd
Agent address
Pippin Heath Sawmill Hunworth Road Holt NR25 6SS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
10 September 2025
Site notice end
1 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14258420
Documents
16
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SACApplies 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.

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Source: South Norfolk Broadland

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