Planning application
Felthorpe Forest Nursery Short Thorn Road Felthorpe Norfolk NR10 4DF
Works: Trees
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Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 2026/2073
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2073
- Type
- Cert. Lawfulness Existing
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Horsford And Felthorpe
- Parish
- Felthorpe
- Postcode
- NR10 4DF
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Norfolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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2025/3801 Withdrawn
Felthorpe Forest Nursery Short Thorn Road Felthorpe Norfolk NR10 4DF
Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing Use) to confirm the continued lawful development of the site within Use Class E in its entirety, based on its current and historic commercial operation as a plant nursery with storage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by South Norfolk
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hendry Homes Limited Agent, a developer
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Felthorpe Forest Nursery Short Thorn Road Felthorpe Norfolk NR10 4DF
87% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep
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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Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing Use) to confirm the continued lawful development of the site within Use Class E in its entirety, based on its current and historic commercial operation as a plant nursery with storage.
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Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing Use) to confirm the continued lawful development of the site within Use Class E in its entirety, based on its current and historic commercial operation as a plant nursery with storage.
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