Planning application
Fakenham Sports & Fitness Centre Trap Lane Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9HL
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference PF/26/0579
Application record
- Reference
- PF/26/0579
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Lancaster North
- Parish
- Fakenham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR21 9HL
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Norfolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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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17 Mar 2026
Received by North Norfolk
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18 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Norfolk took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Surfacing Standards Limited Agent, registered in Uppingham
Active · incorporated 2004 · Uppingham
113 applications on PlanIndex · across 62 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
- Highways
- Sport england response
- Landscape response
- Clerk lesley meanley
- Environmental health response
- Site notice
- Location plan
- Application form
- The statutory metric
- Statutory biodiversity metric - condition assessments
- Design and access with planning statement
- Existing site plan
- Site location plan
- Proposed site plan
- Proposed agp plan
- Proposed elevation
- Floodlighting scheme
- Proposed agp drainage layout
- Proposed agp drainage strategy
- Playing field layout
- Infill containment measures
- Floodlighting performance report
- Ilp guidance notes
- Sports lighting statement
- Proposed materials and appearance
- Drainage strategy
- Noise impact assessment
- End of life recycling procedure
- Example 3g agp maintenance schedule
- Infill retention measures
- Transport statement
- Proposed 3g pitch ecology report
- Nndc-biodiversity-gain-statement
- Sport england objection statement for fakenham 3g pitch project
- Proposed 3g pitch bng baseline
- Proposed 3g pitch bng post-intervention
- Ai confirmation
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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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.)
Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 2 docs -
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