Cliffhanger Tiki Bar At The Old Post House Mundesley Road Trimingham Norwich Norfolk NR11 8DZ Data via plota.co.uk

PF/25/2776 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use of detached garage to use for the sale of food and drink to visiting members of the public for consumption on the premises (ClassE(b)) (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
15 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
10 Apr 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
22 Sept 2026

Refused on 10 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

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.
Sea Palling to Weybourne across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Special protection area about 214 m away: Greater Wash
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 99 m away: Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Trimingham 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 3

Last sold for £247,500 in October 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.

14 October 2022£247,500
19 February 2021£183,000
30 September 1996£47,000

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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NR11 8DZ
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Poppyland
Parish
Trimingham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
10 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 22 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008881 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 12 days slower than North Norfolk's median of 73 for changes of use. Refused, as 10% of changes of use here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
78decided 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 objecting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
28 Jan 2026
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
6 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Mar 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

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