Planning application
Pensthorpe Natural Park Fakenham Road Pensthorpe Fakenham Norfolk NR21 0LN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishment of existing Flamingo and Stork enclosures at nature park, including new/upgraded walkways, hides and associated development
As published by the council, reference PF/26/1239
Application record
- Reference
- PF/26/1239
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Stibbard
- Parish
- Kettlestone
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR21 0LN
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Norfolk register
This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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CD/26/2073 Awaiting decision
Pensthorpe Natural Park Fakenham Road Pensthorpe Fakenham Norfolk NR21 0LN
Discharge of Condition 4 (tree protection) and the statutory Biodiversity Gain plan condition under schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ) of Planning Permission PF/26/1239 (Refurbishment of existing Flamingo and Stork enclosures at nature park, including new/upgraded walkways, hides and associated development)
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CD/24/1825 Granted
Pensthorpe Natural Park Fakenham Road Pensthorpe Fakenham Norfolk NR21 0LN
Discharge of conditions 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 7 (replacement tree planting) of planning permission PF/23/2725 (Construction of 'Island Walk' comprising approximately 33m of elevated boardwalk, 2no rope suspension bridges, 4no sloped boardwalk access ramps, 1no 50 sq m elevated observation deck and 2no open sided 'hides' and associated works)
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PF/24/1748 Granted
Pensthorpe Natural Park Fakenham Road Pensthorpe Fakenham Norfolk NR21 0LN
Single storey extension to the courtyard café to expand existing servery and extend kitchen; new cladding, windows and doors on the north and south elevations
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IB/24/0074 Decided
Pensthorpe Natural Park Fakenham Road Pensthorpe Fakenham Norfolk NR21 0LN
Notification of proposed temporary campsite operating for 60 days per year (beginning of July - end of August 2024 (Class BC permitted development)
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PF/23/2725 Granted
Pensthorpe Natural Park Fakenham Road Pensthorpe Fakenham Norfolk NR21 0LN
Construction of 'Island Walk' comprising approximately 33m of elevated boardwalk, 2no rope suspension bridges, 4no sloped boardwalk access ramps, 1no 50 sq m elevated observation deck and 2no open sided 'hides' and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2026
Received by North Norfolk
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18 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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22 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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CD/26/2073 Awaiting decision
Pensthorpe Natural Park Fakenham Road Pensthorpe Fakenham Norfolk NR21 0LN
Discharge of Condition 4 (tree protection) and the statutory Biodiversity Gain plan condition under schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ) of Planning Permission PF/26/1239 (Refurbishment of existing Flamingo and Stork enclosures at nature park, including new/upgraded walkways, hides and associated development)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
- Ecology response
- Arboriculture response nndc
- Economic development
- Parish council response
- Natural england response
- site notice
- Internal drainage board response
- Internal drainage board response
- Ai declaration
- Application form
- Location plan
- Proposed flamingo winter aviary hide
- Proposed conservation hide
- Crane management buildings
- Fence types
- Red line plan - exhibit area
- Existing plan
- Proposed plan
- Proposed plan - path details
- Landscape plan a - trees and paths
- Landscape plan b - fence and containment details
- Path sections
- Existing crane hide
- Proposed crane hide
- Proposed flamingo viewing building
- Statutory biodiversity metric condition assessment
- Biodiversity net gain report
- Ecological impact assessment
- Statutory biodiversity metric calculation tool
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Norfolk granted permission on 22 September 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 this record
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