Planning application
Existing Agricultural Barn Fulmodeston Road Hindolveston Dereham Norfolk NR20 5BP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of agricultural building to use for chocolate production and cookery school (no specified use class) with shop and associated storage areas. External alterations including re-cladding of the building
As published by the council, reference PF/26/1684
Application record
- Reference
- PF/26/1684
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Stibbard
- Parish
- Hindolveston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR20 5BP
Comment by 14 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to North Norfolk through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by North Norfolk
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 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 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Norwich
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- Environmental health response
- Site notice and map
- Revised applicant statement
- Revised ai statement
- Revised ecology report- phase 1
- Revised net zero statement
- Site & location plan
- Proposed first floor, sections & elevations
- Proposed ground floor layout
- Survey plans, elevations, sections and site
- Application form
- Survey plans, elevations, sections & site
- Proposed ground floor layout
- Proposed first floor layout, sections & elevations
- Proposed site & location plans
- Applicant statement
- Phase 1- ecology report
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with North Norfolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Norfolk's median decision took 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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