1 High Street Wighton Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1AL Data via plota.co.uk

EF/26/1436 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterationsNew homes

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed combining of both properties (1 and 3 High Street) into a single dwelling. Rebuilding of northwest flank wall due to damage and insertion of window, replacement of front door with window to match existing, alterations to ground floor openings in rear elevation, insertion of rooflight in northwest roofslope Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Consultation
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

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.
Wighton 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 9, High Street, Grade II, 30 m away · 5 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £300,000 in February 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

13 February 2026£300,000

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

Building

Floor area74 m² (797 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
North Norfolk
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Postcode
NR23 1AL
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Priory
Parish
Wighton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Permission not required
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Claxton-Hall Architectural

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 96% of demolitions here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
77decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.