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Acorn Barn Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF

Awaiting decision South Norfolk 2026/1872 Full

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 2026/1872

Application record

Reference
2026/1872
Type
Full
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Bressingham And Burston
Parish
Winfarthing
Postcode
IP22 2BF

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Norfolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 2026/1086 Withdrawn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.

    Decided 3 Jun 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Received by South Norfolk

  2. 10 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    South Norfolk took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

94 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with South Norfolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Norfolk decided full applications in a median of 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • Acorn Barn Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF

    2026/1872 Submitted 30 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~4 Sep

    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.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 94 docs
  • Acorn Barn Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF

    2026/1086 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Withdrawn Lawful development 14 docs
  • Acorn Barn Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF

    2026/1086 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Withdrawn Lawful development 14 docs
  • The Willows Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF

    2026/1085 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use to confirm that the use of the property as a children's residential care home. Use Class C2 accommodating a maximum of two children or young persons would be lawful.

    Withdrawn Lawful development 13 docs
  • The Willows Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF

    2026/1085 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use to confirm that the use of the property as a children's residential care home. Use Class C2 accommodating a maximum of two children or young persons would be lawful.

    Withdrawn Lawful development 13 docs
  • Chestnut House Mitchells Yard Mill Road Winfarthing Norfolk IP22 2BF

    2026/1084 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Withdrawn Lawful development 17 docs

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