Normans Invaders Court Standard Road Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1JW Data via plota.co.uk

PF/26/0745 - Householder Application Refused

Proposal

Erection of detached garage Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2026
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Validated
14 Apr 2026
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Consultation
29 May 2026
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Refused
14 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Jul 2026

Site constraints 10

Norfolk Coast National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Wells-next-the-Sea 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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 110 m away: Greater Wash
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Normans, Grade II, about 17 m from the postcode pin · 21 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 174 m away: North Norfolk Coast SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Wells-next-the-Sea built-up area; Tree preservation order about 30 m away: 3 Bramley Close Wells-Next-The-Sea NR23 1GZ; Heritage coast about 160 m away: North Norfolk; 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
NR23 1JW
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Wells With Holkham
Parish
Wells-next-the-Sea
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Darren French Architect @ 4041 Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 37 days slower than North Norfolk's median of 54 for extensions. Refused, as 3% of extensions here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
437decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by North Norfolk in the last twelve months, from validation. North Norfolk decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14813318
Planning Portal ref
PP-14813318
Consultation
29 May 2026
Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Norfolk
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#125 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Norfolk ranks #175 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Norfolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #43 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #56 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #175 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #183 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
113 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
34 decided
906
Total decisions
56 refused in the year to March 2026