Planning application
Ruins Of St Margarets Church The Street West Raynham Norfolk
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of scaffolding, rebuilding and consolidating areas of lose flint and stonework, protecting wall tops with rough racking, repointing, conservation of stonework, removal of vegetation, the introduction of brick and flintwork to stabilize vulnerable and weak features and groundworks to footings and foundations.
As published by the council, reference EF/26/0289
Application record
- Reference
- EF/26/0289
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission not required
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- The Raynhams
- Parish
- Raynham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by North Norfolk
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10 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permission not required
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24 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Birdsall, Swash & Blackman Ltd Agent, registered in Kings Lynn
Active · incorporated 2007 · Kings Lynn
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
- Officer report
- Permission not required (lawful)
- Historic environment response
- Application form
- Location plan
- Specification for works
- Existing and proposed plans
- Chancel - southeast pier
- Chancel - southeast buttress repair
- Nave - southeast window
- South chancel wall - cantilevered walltop
- Nave - south respond to chancel arch
- Trial hole repairs - 4 & 5
- North aisle - north wall - repairs
- South nave wall - elevations
- South nave westernmost window
- Chancel - south elevation - buttress
- Chancel - south elevation
- Chancel - south window / doorway
- Tower - east elevation - proposed repairs
- North belfry sound opening details
- Tower - west elevation & north aisle west wall
- North nave arcade spandrel details
- Tower - south elevation - proposed repairs
- Floor plan - trial details - no's 1 - 10
- Existing elevations & sections
- Existing floor plan
- Existing north elevation
- Existing section b-b
- Existing section a-a
- Existing south elevation
- Existing floor plan
- Site plan
- Tower - north elevation - proposed repairs
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Norfolk granted permission on 2 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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