Barn South West Of Primrose Farm Bungalow Briar Lane Swainsthorpe Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1368 - PD Change from Barn to Dwelling Refused

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building into a dwelling house including rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 May 2026
✓
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
12 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Documents 30

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Site constraints 4

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and Marshes
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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 890 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is 890 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due. Also within 2 km: Sheringham and Dudgeon Extension Projects (decided, 1061 m); Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm (decided, 1792 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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

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Important details

Application type
PD Change from Barn to Dwelling
Postcode
NR14 8PU
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Newton Flotman
Parish
Swainsthorpe
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Approval of details - Refused
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
1st Architects lse

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 28 days slower than South Norfolk Broadland's median of 63 for agricultural works. Refused, as 15% of agricultural works here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
64decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14871623
Planning Portal ref
PP-14871623
Neighbours
18 May 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jul 2026
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