Agricultural Land To North Of B1354 Off Croft Lane Briston Road Saxthorpe Norwich Norfolk NR11 7BX Data via plota.co.uk

NP/26/1139 - Prior Notification - Agricultural Approved

Proposal

Erection of a straw building open to all elevations with fibre cement roof sheets Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Consultation
29 May 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Bure 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.
National infrastructure project about 201 m away: Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm
The site is about 201 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sheringham and Dudgeon Extension Projects (decided, about 1542 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 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, 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
Prior Notification - Agricultural
Postcode
NR11 7BX
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Stody
Parish
Corpusty and Saxthorpe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval not required
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Arnolds Keys

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 47 days faster than North Norfolk's median of 73 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 88% of commercial and major works here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
51decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14965896
Planning Portal ref
PP-14965896
Consultation
29 May 2026
Comments by
19 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
25 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