Weston Covert Field Road Weston Longville Norfolk NR9 5JN Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2342 - Change of Use Refused

Proposal

Change of use from private swimming pool to occasional use by small private groups on an appointment basis Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 17 Oct 2026, 06:34

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Application progress

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Received

25 Jul 2025

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Validated

4 Aug 2025

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Consultation

5 Aug 2025

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Refused

4 Dec 2025

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 4 Dec 2025 · Development Management Committee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by South Norfolk Broadland Broadland Planning Committee on 3 Dec 2025.

Refused unanimously

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the roads were inadequate and the remote site would increase reliance on private cars.
Members voted unanimously to refuse the application for highway safety and transport sustainability reasons.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, support and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of South Norfolk Broadland's committee minutes of 3 Dec 2025.

Documents 106

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PDF Public comment Public Comment (D) · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Parish council comments Consultee Comment (D) · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

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PDF Highway comments Consultee Comment (D) · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum 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.

National infrastructure project 735 m away: Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm

The site is 735 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sheringham and Dudgeon Extension Projects (decided, 851 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 ↗

Also on the record

Priority habitat 5 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 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: Change of Use
Postcode: NR9 5JN
Received: 25 Jul 2025
Validated: 4 Aug 2025
Ward: Great Witchingham
Parish: Weston Longville
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Dec 2025
Decision: Refusal
Decision date: 4 Dec 2025
Decision level: Development Management Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 122 days from validation, 22 days slower than South Norfolk Broadland's median of 100 for full applications. Refused, as 14% of full applications here are.

This one122d

Council100d

UK57d

22%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

10%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Norfolk Broadland in the last twelve months, from validation. South Norfolk Broadland decision record →

Public comments

53comments received

35 objecting1 neutral17 supporting

66% object · below the UK average of 74%

161 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 5 Aug 2025
Consultation: 5 Aug 2025
Comments by: 6 Sept 2025
Site or press notice: 15 Aug 2025
Committee: 3 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry: 29 Sept 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused

Change of use from private swimming pool to occasional use by small private groups on an…

2025/0771 16 Apr 2025

2025 Refused

Change of use from private swimming pool to occasional use by small private groups on an…

2025/0771 16 Apr 2025

2024 Refused

Change of use from private swimming pool for residential use, to use by small groups as h…

2024/1399 23 Oct 2024

2024 Refused

Change of use from private swimming pool for residential use, to use by small groups as h…

2024/1399 23 Oct 2024

2023 Refused

Change of use of a private swimming pool to a commercial swimming pool (retrospective)

2023/3068 20 Dec 2023

2023 Refused

Change of use of a private swimming pool to a commercial swimming pool (retrospective)

2023/3068 20 Dec 2023

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of log cabin for holiday accommodation

20220001 13 Jun 2022

2022 Approved

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Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of log cabin for holiday accommodation

20220001 13 Jun 2022

2021 Approved

Larks Rise Field Road Weston Longville NR9 5JN

Building works of office relating to 20200937 - (Certificate of Lawfulness Use - Existing…

20210679 9 Jul 2021

2021 Approved

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2020 Approved

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Conversion of existing garage to form two storey workspace/office

20200937 30 Jun 2020

2020 Approved

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Conversion of existing garage to form two storey workspace/office

20200937 30 Jun 2020

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

Weston Covert Field Road Weston Longville Norfolk NR9 5JN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 106

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 3

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 3

Consultation & comments 75

Other documents 20

Site constraints 4

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Important details

How this decision compares

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

Previous applications at this address

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