Planning application
Old Nursery Farm Fakenham Road Briston Melton Constable Norfolk NR24 2HJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a stand-alone ground-mounted solar photovoltaic array with associated inverter and battery storage, to serve the existing dwellinghouse.
As published by the council, reference PF/26/1322
Application record
- Reference
- PF/26/1322
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Briston
- Parish
- Briston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR24 2HJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Norfolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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IS3/26/1066 Decided
Old Nursery Farm Fakenham Road Briston Melton Constable Norfolk NR24 2HJ
Installation of a stand-alone ground-mounted solar PV array and associated equipment in the north of the rear field. Planning permission is also understood to be required (GPDO 2015 Sch 2 Pt 14); this enquiry seeks the Council's view on whether listed building consent is additionally required.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by North Norfolk
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26 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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11 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
- Officer report
- Approve householder application
- Conservation & design
- Parish council response
- Site notice and map
- Site notice and map
- Tmp copy of weekly advert for 2nd july 2026 for north norfolk news
- Climate emergency net zero statement
- Application form
- Location plan
- Preliminary tree and hedgerow assessment for onf solar
- Proposed pv array & battery storage
- Design and access statement
- Heritage statement
- Listed building advice given
- Ai declaration
- Bng statement
- Block plan 1-500 part 1
- Block plan 1-500 part 2
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Norfolk granted permission on 7 August 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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