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St Nicholas Church Trunch Road Swafield Norfolk

Decided North Norfolk IS3/23/0730 Informal Silver Level 3 Listed Building

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Reordering & upgrade work to reintroduce more community usage of the church, protect its future, enable the building to financially support itself and allow Swafield Village Hall to relocate its activities into the church building. This would include provision of heaters, accessible toilets, a kitchen and a meeting room (for the Parish Council meetings & other meetings). The proposal has already being presented to the Diocese of Norwich Diocesan Advisory Committee who have given their initial positive feedback. A faculty request will be submitted after discussions with NNDC. Discussions are underway to potentially purchase 2 acres of farming land adjacent to the church (to the south) to provide additional parking. The proposal also envisages installing 'slate look' solar panels on the south facing tiled roof over the chancel, along with battery storage, to enable the proposed heating to be almost self-sufficient. The medieval rood screen is historically significant and would ideally be conserved as part of the project. The medieval bells also need to be urgently removed, conserved & rehung. A consultation has been held with the villagers who are keen to protect the building and the views from the village and ensure that it is not boarded up or neglected.

As published by the council, reference IS3/23/0730

Application record

Reference
IS3/23/0730
Type
Informal Silver Level 3 Listed Building
Status
Decided
Decision
Advice Given (for pre-apps)
Received
29 Mar 2023
Validated
30 Mar 2023
Decided
31 May 2023
Ward
Trunch
Parish
Swafield
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Mar 2023

    Received by North Norfolk

  2. 30 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 May 2023

    Decision issued: Advice Given (for pre-apps)

  4. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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