Holt Hall Kelling Road Holt Norfolk NR25 7DU Data via plota.co.uk

RV/25/2643 - Removal/Variation of Condition Approved

Proposal

Creation of new Preparatory School (Use Class F1(a)) at Holt Hall to comprise the restoration of Holt Hall, including demolition of existing kitchen and stable blocks to create a new North Wing Extension; removal of existing modern pre-fabricated timber teaching block and greenhouses, including demolition of pig sty and wall adjacent to the greenhouses, to create a new Multi-purpose Hall; removal of existing modern greenhouse and timber shed to create a new Music Hall; removal of existing LPG tank, temporary container-type toilet and ancillary buildings and repositioning of the existing equipment shed to create a new Field Studies Centre (Use Class F1(a)); reconfiguration and refurbishment of the Walled Garden; creation of a new ancillary Sports Pavilion and Sports Pitches; adoption of a 30-year Woodland Management Plan; car parking areas; hard and soft landscaping; and associated infrastructure, without complying to condition 2 (approved plans of planning permission to allow for amendments to plans detailed in Change Report Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Nov 2025
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Validated
8 Dec 2025
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Consultation
3 Feb 2026
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Approved
9 Mar 2026

Approved on 9 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 7

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Holt Hall, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline
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.
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.
Glaven Valley 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 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1844 m away: Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm; Priority habitat about 43 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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £4,250,000 in February 2023. Other property, freehold.

28 February 2023£4,250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
Removal/Variation of Condition
Postcode
NR25 7DU
Received
26 Nov 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Holt
Parish
Holt
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
9 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Daniel Connal Partnership
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 66 days slower than North Norfolk's median of 25 for amendments. Approved, as 98% of amendments here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
104decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14512920
Planning Portal ref
PP-14512920
Consultation
3 Feb 2026
Comments by
17 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
11 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Mar 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

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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.