Planning application
2025/3262
The Barns Ranworth Road South Walsham Norfolk NR13 6DH
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development (existing) for the confirmation of the existing uses on the site in accordance with the operations undertaken
As published by the council, reference 2025/3262
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Broadland
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refusal
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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2026/1771 Granted
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2026/2073 Awaiting decision
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Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the planning unit as a commercial retail plant nursery (Use Class E(a)) involving the display, storage and retail sale of plants, shrubs, trees and associated horticultural products to members of the public and trade customers and the operational development associated with the established nursery use, including the polytunnel and other operational structures forming part of the historic nursery operation.
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2026/1547 Granted
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