Lands End, Rottenstone Lane Scratby Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby NR29 3QT Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Retrospective application for the erection and retention of a cabin in place of former sheds, and for continued use over a temporary period up to 2055. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 May 2026
✓
Validated
13 May 2026
✗
Refused
8 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Jul 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: The Broads SAC
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.
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Special protection area about 120 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Hemsby built-up area.
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

Postcode
NR29 3QT
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Parish
Ormesby St Marg.
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
REFUSED (Appealed) Conditions/Reasons
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 17 days faster than Great Yarmouth's median of 73 for changes of use. Refused, as 42% of changes of use here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Great Yarmouth
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#181 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Great Yarmouth ranks #125 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Great Yarmouth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #171 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #154 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #125 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #221 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
51 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
18 decided
366
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026