Highfield Farm Highfield Lane Great Ryburgh Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7AL Data via plota.co.uk

NP/26/1247 - Prior Notification - Agricultural Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification of erection of steel portal framed general purpose agricultural building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
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Consultation
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Great Ryburgh 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

Application type
Prior Notification - Agricultural
Postcode
NR21 7AL
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Stibbard
Parish
Ryburgh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval not required
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Landbridge

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 32 days faster than North Norfolk's median of 52 for prior approvals. Approved, as 92% of prior approvals here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
39decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14751471
Planning Portal ref
PP-14751471
Consultation
11 Jun 2026
Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Jul 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