Building B Ryburgh House Farm 63 Fakenham Road Great Ryburgh Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7AW Data via plota.co.uk

PF/26/1161 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land and agricultural buildings to mixed use of agriculture and storage and maintenance of drilling equipment (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Validated
12 Jun 2026
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Consultation
26 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
6 Sept 2026

Approved on 6 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SAC
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Great Ryburgh 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NR21 7AW
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Stibbard
Parish
Ryburgh
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
6 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 12 days slower than North Norfolk's median of 74 for changes of use. Approved, as 91% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-12616835
Planning Portal ref
PP-12616835
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
27 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
7 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