Planning application
2026/1084
Chestnut House Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that the proposed use of the property as a childrens residential care home (Use Class C2) accommodating a maximum of two children or young persons would be lawful.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1084
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by South Norfolk
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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Withdrawn
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What withdrawal means
The process from here
The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2026/1084 Withdrawn
Chestnut House Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that the proposed use of the property as a childrens residential care home (Use Class C2) accommodating a maximum of two children or young persons would be lawful.
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2026/1086 Withdrawn
Acorn Barn Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that the proposed use of the property as a childrens residential care home (Use Class C2) accommodating a maximum of two children or young persons would be lawful.
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2026/1086 Withdrawn
Acorn Barn Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that the proposed use of the property as a childrens residential care home (Use Class C2) accommodating a maximum of two children or young persons would be lawful.
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2026/1872 Awaiting decision
Acorn Barn Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF
Change of use of five existing detached dwellinghouses from Use Class C3 to five children's homes (Use Class C2) with associated residential care, ancillary staff accommodation and parking.
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2026/1872 Awaiting decision
Acorn Barn Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF
Change of use of five existing detached dwellinghouses from Use Class C3 to five children's homes (Use Class C2) with associated residential care, ancillary staff accommodation and parking.
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2021/2167 Granted
Agricultural Buildings At Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk
Demolition of existing agricultural barns and erection of 5 no. dwellings, associated car ports and hard standing (following the permission granted for Class Q conversion of the buildings under reference 2020/2480)
Other lawful development applications
In South Norfolk
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2025/2982 Granted
Barn At Walnut Tree Farm Chapel Road Spooner Row Norfolk
Certificate of Lawful Development for change of use of agricultural barn to be used as a dwelling
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2026/1409 Granted
24 Oak Lane Hingham Norfolk NR9 4JY
Lawful development certificate for the proposed loft conversion.
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2026/1771 Granted
263 Thunder Lane Thorpe St Andrew Norfolk NR7 0JA
Application for certificate of lawfulness - proposed - Single storey rear extension.
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2026/2073 Awaiting decision
Felthorpe Forest Nursery Short Thorn Road Felthorpe Norfolk NR10 4DF
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the planning unit as a commercial retail plant nursery (Use Class E(a)) involving the display, storage and retail sale of plants, shrubs, trees and associated horticultural products to members of the public and trade customers and the operational development associated with the established nursery use, including the polytunnel and other operational structures forming part of the historic nursery operation.
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2026/1547 Granted
3 Wheldale Way Cringleford Norfolk NR4 7XZ
Certificate of lawfulness proposed for an outbuilding