Planning application
Fakenham Racecourse The Racecourse Pudding Norton Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7NY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To retain the use of land used for existing car parking for race goers and racecourse events, and also to now include a use for dog walking and dog exercise use on a pay per use basis when the field is not in use as an ancillary car park for racecourse use. Including the erection of an new perimeter fence, without complying with condition 4 (opening hours) of planning permission PF/25/0178 to extend opening hours of the dog walking field from between 08:00 - 20:00 to 06:00 - 22:00
As published by the council, reference RV/26/1253
Application record
- Reference
- RV/26/1253
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- The Raynhams
- Parish
- Pudding Norton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR21 7NY
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Norfolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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IB/24/2337 Decided
Fakenham Racecourse The Racecourse Pudding Norton Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7NY
Temporary Holiday Site No. THS2955/2025 from 16/02/25 to 24/02/25 (8 nights), maximum number of units per night 32 including all tents and caravans
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PF/22/2912 Granted
Fakenham Racecourse The Racecourse Pudding Norton Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7NY
Installation of 4 rows of ground mounted Photo Voltaic (PV) panels (74 panels in each row)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by North Norfolk
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12 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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3 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: PF/25/0178 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Officer report
- Removal/variation approved
- Site notice and map
- Parish council response
- Environmental health response
- Declaration and contacts
- Supporting statement
- Application form
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Norfolk granted permission on 3 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.
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