Conway House 5 Conway Road Sheringham Norfolk NR26 8DD Data via plota.co.uk

EF/26/1925 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use Pending Consideration

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed installation of 11 PV panels on roof of dwellinghouse with associated equipment - inverter, battery storage and cabling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Consultation
17 Sept 2026
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Validated
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026, from North Norfolk's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 4

Special protection area about 194 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.
SSSI about 53 m away: Beeston Cliffs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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 Sheringham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £313,750 in November 2015. Detached house, freehold.

6 November 2015£313,750

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Postcode
NR26 8DD
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Sheringham North
Parish
Sheringham
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. North Norfolk usually decides lawful development certificates by day 53.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
63decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by North Norfolk in the last twelve months, from validation. North Norfolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.