Dolphin House 48 High Street Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1EN Data via plota.co.uk

IS3/26/0896 - Informal Silver Level 3 Listed Building Decided

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Validated
24 Apr 2026
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Advice Given (for pre-apps)
1 May 2026

Advice Given (for pre-apps) on 1 May 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

50 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 53, High Street, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 3 Grade II*, 47 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.
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Historic England ↗
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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 487 m away: Greater Wash; Inside the Wells-next-the-Sea 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. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £760,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

21 March 2025£760,000
2 July 2019£525,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Informal Silver Level 3 Listed Building
Postcode
NR23 1EN
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Wells With Holkham
Parish
Wells-next-the-Sea
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Advice Given (for pre-apps)
Decision date
1 May 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Norfolk
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#125 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.