Sheringham Weybourne Road SP Weybourne Road Sheringham Norfolk NR26 8WD Data via plota.co.uk

IB/26/0002 - Informal Bronze Decided

Proposal

Proposed installation of 21.3m high thin smart metering radio mast (Ref-ANW_NR139) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Dec 2025
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Validated
24 Dec 2025
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Advice Given (for pre-apps)
13 Feb 2026
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Appeal dismissed
20 Mar 2026

Advice Given (for pre-apps) on 13 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

National landscape about 55 m away: Norfolk Coast
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 333 m away: Weybourne Cliffs SSSI; Special protection area about 412 m away: Greater Wash; National infrastructure project about 1740 m away: Sheringham and Dudgeon Extension Projects; Inside the Sheringham 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Informal Bronze
Postcode
NR26 8WD
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
24 Dec 2025
Ward
Sheringham South
Parish
Sheringham
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jan 2026
Decision
Advice Given (for pre-apps)
Decision date
13 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 20 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3375925 ↗
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Jan 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