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2026/0581 - PD Change from Barn to Dwelling Decided

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for a proposed change of use and associated building works of agricultural barn to a dwellinghouse (QA & QB) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:54

Application progress

✓

Received

4 Mar 2026

✓

Consultation

2 Jul 2026

✓

Decided

Decided on · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Documents 19

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Contamination questionnaire Correspondence (D) · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Report (K) · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form (K) · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Agent response to environmental quality Report (K) · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Re-consultation instruction Officer Notes · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Highway officer comment Consultee Comment (D) · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental quality Consultee Comment (D) · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Re-consultation instruction Officer Notes · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental services - protection Consultee Comment (D) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

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.

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ

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

Also on the record

the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 11 September 2026. 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: South Norfolk Broadland
Application type: PD Change from Barn to Dwelling
Postcode: NR9 3BL
Received: 4 Mar 2026
Validated: 4 Mar 2026
Ward: Hethersett
Parish: Bawburgh
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: Brown & Co

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14751504
Consultation: 2 Jul 2026
Comments by: 23 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 13 Mar 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