Planning application
Fakenham Sports & Fitness Centre Trap Lane Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9HL
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing pavilion, extension of the existing leisure centre providing a new 4 lane 25m community swimming pool and a circa. 55 station fitness suite, refurbishment of the existing studio spaces and changing areas.
As published by the council, reference PF/24/2418
Application record
- Reference
- PF/24/2418
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 15 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 22 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Lancaster North
- Parish
- Fakenham
- Decision by
- Development Committee
- Postcode
- NR21 9HL
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Norfolk register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PF/26/0579 Awaiting decision
Fakenham Sports & Fitness Centre Trap Lane Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9HL
Creation of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights and an access footpath. Extension of the gravel car park and installation of a reinforced mesh to create a grass overflow car park
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CD/26/0538 Awaiting decision
Fakenham Sports & Fitness Centre Trap Lane Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9HL
Discharge of Condition 19 (Machinery Details) & 20 (External Lighting) of Planning Permission PF/24/2418 (Demolition of existing pavilion, extension of the existing leisure centre providing a new 4 lane 25m community swimming pool and a circa. 55 station fitness suite, refurbishment of the existing studio spaces and changing areas.)
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CD/26/0419 Granted
Fakenham Sports & Fitness Centre Trap Lane Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9HL
Discharge of Condition 11 (Traffic Regulation Order) of Planning Permission PF/24/2418 (Demolition of existing pavilion, extension of the existing leisure centre providing a new 4 lane 25m community swimming pool and a circa. 55 station fitness suite, refurbishment of the existing studio spaces and changing areas.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Nov 2024
Received by North Norfolk
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22 Nov 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jul 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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29 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Saunders Boston Limited Agent, registered in Royston
Active · incorporated 1987 · Royston
64 applications on PlanIndex · across 18 councils · 96% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
80 documents on file for this application
- Approved full planning
- Highways response
- Objection - three horseshoes wells road
- Sport england
- Public rights of way response
- Environmental health response
- Landscape response
- Site notice
- Lead local flood authority
- Statutory biodiversity metric condition assessments
- Statutory biodiversity metric calculation tool
- Design & access statement
- Biodiversity statement
- Ecology report
- Environmental noise impact assessment
- Existing site plan
- Landscaping plan
- Proposed site plan
- Location plan
- Proposed floor plan
- Extension of time
- Sport england response
- Site investigation report
- Acoustic report
- Proposed site plan
- Proposed floor plan
- Phasing plan - site
- Landscaping plan
- Agents response to sport england comments
- Landscape officer
- Environmental health
- Economic development
- Elected member response
- Objection - public comment 19.12
- Environmental health
- Objection - fakenham town band
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Objection - public comment 17.12.24
- Objection - public comment 17.12.24
- Objection - whistle stop 87 waveney close
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Objection - public comment 16.12.2024
- Highways response
- Sport england response
- Environmental health response
- Public rights of way response
- Clerk lesley meanley
- Site notice
- Advert 28th november 2024- dereham and fakenham times
- Llfa response
- Bng metric calc tool
- Application form
- Proposed roof plan
- Existing floor plan
- Proposed general arrangement sections - sheet 1
- Proposed general arrangement sections - sheet 2
- Proposed elevations
- Location plan
- Proposed site plan
- Landscaping plan
- Existing site plan
- Existing elevations
- Biodiversity statement
- Ecology report
- Environmental noise impact assessment
- Energy statement
- External lighting report
- Interim travel plan
- Transport statement
- Proposed floor plan
- Design & access statement
- Flood risk assessment
- Proposed below ground drainage strategy
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North Norfolk granted permission on 7 July 2025, 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.
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