R N L I Lifeboat Station Cart Gap Road Happisburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 0QL Data via plota.co.uk

PF/26/0731 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Retention of existing Lifeboat Station, Crew Room and Shop Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 9 Sept 2026, 03:17

Application progress

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Received

7 Apr 2026

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Validated

8 Apr 2026

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Consultation

20 Apr 2026

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Approved

4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 11

Site constraints 7

Sea Palling to Weybourne across the site

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

Flood map ↗

Special protection area about 51 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.

National infrastructure project about 285 m away: Norfolk Boreas

The site is about 285 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Norfolk Vanguard (decided, about 285 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

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

Also on the record

Inside the Eccles on Sea built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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

Council: North Norfolk
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: NR12 0QL
Received: 7 Apr 2026
Validated: 8 Apr 2026
Ward: Happisburgh
Parish: Happisburgh
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 May 2026
Decision: Approve
Decision date: 4 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Duncan Clark & Beckett Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14838901
Planning Portal ref: PP-14838901
Consultation: 20 Apr 2026
Comments by: 27 May 2026
Site or press notice: 5 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 3 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

Pershore 17 Doggetts Lane Happisburgh Norwich NR12 0QL

Erection of garage/boat store

PF/18/1989 13 Dec 2018

2018 Approved

Pershore 17 Doggetts Lane Happisburgh Norwich NR12 0QL

Erection of garage/boat store

PF/18/1989 13 Dec 2018

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

R N L I Lifeboat Station Cart Gap Road Happisburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 0QL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 1

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 5

Other documents 2

Site constraints 7

Important details

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

Nearby activity