Hirsts Farm Shop And Cafe Mill Farm North Road NR29 3LE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Single storey side extension to Farm Shop and Cafe building (Use Class E). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Dec 2025
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Validated
6 Jan 2026
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Approved
30 Mar 2026

Approved on 30 Mar 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Inside the Ormesby St Margaret 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. 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 3LE
Received
20 Dec 2025
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Parish
Ormesby St Marg.
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Mar 2026
Decision
APPROVE Conditions/Reasons
Decision date
30 Mar 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 83 days from validation, 26 days slower than Great Yarmouth's median of 57 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
138decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Jan 2026
Comments by
11 Feb 2026
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