Office Above Zen Hair Studio The Street Acle Norfolk NR13 3DY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Proposed change of use from offices to one bedroom self contained flat and proposed first floor dormer extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
27 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
25 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
20 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 21

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Site constraints 5

Also on the record
National park about 257 m away: The Broads; 7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1584 m away: A47 Blofield to North Burlingham; Inside the Acle 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, 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
Full
Postcode
NR13 3DY
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Acle
Parish
Acle
Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
20 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Andrew Middleton

How this decision compares

Decided in 83 days from validation, about the council's usual 84 days. Refused, as 17% of changes of use here are.

23%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
92decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14626168
Planning Portal ref
PP-14626168
Neighbours
25 Mar 2026
Consultation
25 Mar 2026
Comments by
10 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
24 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