Land Off Mill Road Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

IB/26/1667 - Informal Bronze Pending Consideration

Proposal

Notification of public consultation on proposal to grant a variation to Independent Water Networks Limited, to allow it to supply Water and Sewerage services to a site known as Mill Road 2, Wells Next to the Sea Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 17 Oct 2026, from North Norfolk's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Site constraints 4

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.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Wells-next-the-Sea 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
Informal Bronze
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Wells With Holkham
Parish
Wells-next-the-Sea
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision

Decision outlook

Day 63, past the statutory target. 73% of utility and infrastructure works in North Norfolk are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 637 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
82decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by North Norfolk in the last twelve months, from validation. North Norfolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Norfolk
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#125 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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