Bank House Market Place Reepham Norfolk NR10 4JJ Data via plota.co.uk

2024/3216 - Full Approved

Proposal

Change of use of office to 3 dwellings and associated works; [excepting the ground floor which is to be retained as Class E - commercial, business and service] Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Oct 2024
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Consultation
3 Nov 2025
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Approved
9 Mar 2026

Approved on 9 Mar 2026 · Development Management Committee · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by South Norfolk Broadland Broadland Planning Committee on 5 Mar 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the office use was not viable, the ground floor would remain commercial and the site was sustainable.
  • The town council and a neighbour raised concerns about limited parking and additional demand in the town centre.
  • Members voted unanimously for approval with conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed conversion, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, parking concerns, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of South Norfolk Broadland's committee minutes of 5 Mar 2026.

Documents 43

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Bank House
List entry 1076837 · 3 m away · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 31 with distances
Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Reepham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Area centred on the Market Place. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Public footpath 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 862 m away: Norfolk Boreas
The site is 862 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Norfolk Vanguard (decided, 862 m); Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm (decided, 1087 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Reepham (Broadland) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area357 m² (3,843 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 22)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full
Postcode
NR10 4JJ
Received
29 Oct 2024
Validated
29 Oct 2024
Ward
Reepham
Parish
Reepham
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
9 Mar 2026
Decision level
Development Management Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Brown & Co
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 496 days from validation, 396 days slower than South Norfolk Broadland's median of 100 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

22%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Norfolk Broadland in the last twelve months, from validation. South Norfolk Broadland decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

24 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13510445
Planning Portal ref
PP-13510445
Neighbours
31 Oct 2024
Consultation
3 Nov 2025
Comments by
24 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
11 Dec 2024
Committee
5 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Dec 2024
Env. assessment
No
South Norfolk Broadland
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#106 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

South Norfolk Broadland ranks #136 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Norfolk Broadland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #50 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #71 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #136 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #161 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
137 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
33 decided
1,013
Total decisions
67 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.