The Old Filling Station Norwich Road Swainsthorpe Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3158 - Full Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of car wash waiting area with staff area & part of car sales showroom with office to retail use. Use of Northern portion of site adjacent to Briar lane for car sales display. Installation of electric vehicle charging stations. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 12:31

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Application progress

✓

Received

20 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

23 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

26 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Jan 2027 and 22 Jan 2027, from South Norfolk Broadland's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

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Documents 8

Site constraints 6

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.

National infrastructure project 669 m away: Norwich to Tilbury

The site is 669 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due. Also within 2 km: Sheringham and Dudgeon Extension Projects (decided, 706 m); Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm (decided, 1412 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 Expansion Zone

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

2 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Primrose Cottage, Grade II, 55 m away · 2 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 2 with distances

55 mPrimrose CottageGrade II
72 mDUN COW INNGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Swainsthorpe 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 26 October 2026. 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: South Norfolk Broadland
Application type: Full
Received: 20 Oct 2026
Validated: 23 Oct 2026
Ward: Newton Flotman
Parish: Swainsthorpe
Target decision: 18 Dec 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: 1st Architects lse

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. South Norfolk Broadland usually decides changes of use by day 84.

target

prediction

Day 579 days to the predicted decision (day 84)

23%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

96decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15299869
Planning Portal ref: PP-15299869
Neighbours: 26 Oct 2026
Consultation: 26 Oct 2026
Comments by: 16 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 18 Dec 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