10 The Quay Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1AH Data via plota.co.uk

PF/26/1200 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of former amusement arcade to fish and chip restaurant. Internal alterations to and linking of No. 10 and No. 13The Quay at ground floor level. Removal of existing corrugated roofing over former amusement arcade, raising of roof, and creation of additional storage area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Oct 2026 and 4 Nov 2026, from North Norfolk's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 13

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Wells-next-the-Sea conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path about 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Special area of conservation about 29 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.
35 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: St Michael's House, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 34 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 35 with distances
Historic England ↗
SSSI about 76 m away: North Norfolk Coast 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath about 26 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Wells-next-the-Sea built-up area; Flood defence about 47 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Heritage coast about 149 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
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
NR23 1AH
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Wells With Holkham
Parish
Wells-next-the-Sea
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Playfair Designs

Decision outlook

Day 53 of the 56-day target. North Norfolk usually decides changes of use by day 74.

Day 5321 days to the predicted decision (day 74)
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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14983428
Planning Portal ref
PP-14983428
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 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