Memorial Leisure Centre Wilderness Lane Harleston Norfolk IP20 9DD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Permission for the holding of car boot sales on the Recreation Ground between March and November, with specific dates determined by the Town Council. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
25 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
1 May 2026
✓
Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
9 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 60 m away: Harleston Conservation Area; Inside the Harleston 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in South Norfolk Broadland - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Full
Postcode
IP20 9DD
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Ward
Harleston
Parish
Redenhall With Harleston
Target decision
20 May 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 29 days faster than South Norfolk Broadland's median of 84 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

23%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
92decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14809483
Planning Portal ref
PP-14809483
Neighbours
1 May 2026
Consultation
1 May 2026
Comments by
16 May 2026
Site or press notice
10 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
20 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Norfolk Broadland
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#106 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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 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.