5 Staithe Street Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1AG Data via plota.co.uk

LA/26/0509 - Listed Building Alterations Approved
New homes

Proposal

Works to enable conversion of part ground, first and second floors to 3 No. of two bedroomed flats. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Consultation
28 Apr 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer report Officer Report · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Listed bldng. alteration permitted Decision · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Ai declaration statement Report / Statement · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Accessible and adaptible homes statement Report / Statement · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF C506 Planning statement Report / Statement · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Minimum space standards Report / Statement · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning, heritage and design and access statement Report / Statement · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Conservation & design response Consultee Comment · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Town council response Consultee Comment · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Site notice Supporting Document · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Girams Supporting Document · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

56 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 27,29, Staithe Street, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 55 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.
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Historic England ↗
Norfolk Coast National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Wells-next-the-Sea conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Special area of conservation about 220 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
SSSI about 267 m away: North Norfolk Coast SSSI; Inside the Wells-next-the-Sea 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. 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

Council
North Norfolk
Application type
Listed Building Alterations
Postcode
NR23 1AG
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Wells With Holkham
Parish
Wells-next-the-Sea
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
A P Architectural Designs

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 5 days slower than North Norfolk's median of 74 for new homes. Approved, as 87% of new homes here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
66decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14739377
Planning Portal ref
PP-14739377
Consultation
28 Apr 2026
Comments by
21 May 2026
Site or press notice
30 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Internal and external alterations, including replacement windows and external staircase…
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Internal works associated wih change of use of part of ground, first and second floors to…
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Partial demolition and construction of two-storey extension with roof terrace, single-sto…
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Midships 12 Newgate Lane Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1DT
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2025 Approved
Midships 12 Newgate Lane Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1DT
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Change of use of land to form outdoor seating area in association with retail unit and as…
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2016 Approved
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North Norfolk
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#125 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings