Wildcraft Brewery Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB Data via plota.co.uk

IB/26/0856 - Informal Bronze Decided
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Premises Licence (consultation by Licensing) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
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Advice Given (for pre-apps)
1 May 2026

Advice Given (for pre-apps) on 1 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 5

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Holly House, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade II*, 2 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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Nutrient neutrality catchment: Ant Broads and Marshes
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.
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 42 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
Informal Bronze
Postcode
NR12 9NB
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Hoveton & Tunstead
Parish
Smallburgh
Case officer
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Target decision
7 May 2026
Decision
Advice Given (for pre-apps)
Decision date
1 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Holly House Church Road Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Reinstatement of grade II listed building following fire damage
IS3/25/2168
2025 Approved
Holly House Church Road Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Reinstatement of grade II listed building following fire damage
IS3/25/2168
2024 Withdrawn
Red Brick Barn, Cart Shed & Covered Car Park At Rear Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Change of use from offices (Class B1 use to use for events (no specified use class) (retr…
PF/24/2377
2024 Withdrawn
Red Brick Barn, Cart Shed & Covered Car Park At Rear Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Change of use from offices (Class B1 use to use for events (no specified use class) (retr…
PF/24/2377
2022 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Conversion of agricultural building to meeting rooms to be used in association with the o…
PF/22/2409
2022 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Conversion of agricultural building to meeting rooms to be used in association with the o…
PF/22/2409
2020 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich NR12 9NB
Change the use of part of barn from agricultural use to storage and distribution (Class B…
PF/20/1925
2020 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich NR12 9NB
Change the use of part of barn from agricultural use to storage and distribution (Class B…
PF/20/1925
2020 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich NR12 9NB
Change the use of part of barn from agriculture to a brewery, taproom and storage
PF/20/2099
2020 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich NR12 9NB
Change the use of part of barn from agriculture to a brewery, taproom and storage
PF/20/2099
2021 Approved
Holly House Church Road Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Premises Licence - consultation by Licensing
IB/21/0534
2021 Approved
Holly House Church Road Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Premises Licence - consultation by Licensing
IB/21/0534
2020 Withdrawn
Church Farm, Knowles Lane, Smallburgh, NORWICH, NR12 9NB
To change the use on a small section of portal frame barn at Church Farm into B8 (Storage…
LA/20/1926
2020 Withdrawn
Church Farm, Knowles Lane, Smallburgh, NORWICH, NR12 9NB
To change the use on a small section of portal frame barn at Church Farm into B8 (Storage…
LA/20/1926
2019 Approved
Church Farm Church Road Smallburgh Norfolk NR12 9NB
Change of use of use and extension of traditional barns to offices (Class B1) and use of…
PF/19/1287
2019 Approved
Church Farm Church Road Smallburgh Norfolk NR12 9NB
Change of use of use and extension of traditional barns to offices (Class B1) and use of…
PF/19/1287
2020 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh NR12 9NB
Variation of premises licence - consultation by Licensing
IB/20/1407
2020 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh NR12 9NB
Variation of premises licence - consultation by Licensing
IB/20/1407
2019 Approved
Church Farm Church Road Smallburgh Norfolk NR12 9NB
Conversion and extension of barns to office use (B1 Use Class)
LA/19/1288
2019 Approved
Church Farm Church Road Smallburgh Norfolk NR12 9NB
Conversion and extension of barns to office use (B1 Use Class)
LA/19/1288
2023 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 4 (limiting use to a brewery and associate…
RV/23/0762
2023 Approved
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 4 (limiting use to a brewery and associate…
RV/23/0762
2022 Withdrawn
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
Variation of condition 4 (restricting use for the purposes of a brewery and associated st…
RV/22/2472
2022 Withdrawn
Church Farm Knowles Lane Smallburgh Norwich Norfolk NR12 9NB
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RV/22/2472
2022 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings