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PU/26/1223 - C/U Com/Bus/Serv/Bet > Mixed/Resi (65) Approved

Proposal

Prior notification of proposed change of use of the first floor office to residential flat Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:59

Application progress

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Received

8 Jun 2026

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Consultation

12 Jun 2026

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Approved

21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Jul 2026

Documents 8

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 4 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF Environmental health response Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 2

Prior approvalApproved21 Jul 2026PU/26/1223This application
Prior notification of proposed change of use of the first floor office to residential flat
- Regulation 77 application to determine whether the following proposal is likely to have…3 Aug 2026CD/26/1608

Site constraints 7

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.

Public footpath about 24 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Wells-next-the-Sea built-up area; Heritage coast about 63 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

Council: North Norfolk
Application type: C/U Com/Bus/Serv/Bet > Mixed/Resi (65)
Postcode: NR23 1QA
Received: 8 Jun 2026
Validated: 8 Jun 2026
Ward: Wells With Holkham
Parish: Wells-next-the-Sea
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Aug 2026
Decision: Prior Approval Given
Decision date: 21 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Atelier Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 31 days faster than North Norfolk's median of 74 for changes of use. Approved, as 91% of changes of use here are.

This one43d

Council74d

UK56d

29%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

75decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14990252
Planning Portal ref: PP-14990252
Consultation: 12 Jun 2026
Comments by: 13 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 22 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

North Norfolk

Planning Authority Score

5.4/10

Average

#125 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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