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Felthorpe Forest Nursery Short Thorn Road Felthorpe Norfolk NR10 4DF

Awaiting decision South Norfolk 2026/2073 Cert. Lawfulness Existing

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.

  • 2025/3801 Withdrawn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.

    Decided 7 Apr 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2026

    Received by South Norfolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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Documents

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

6 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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Felthorpe Forest Nursery Short Thorn Road Felthorpe Norfolk NR10 4DF

    2026/2073 Submitted 17 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development Trees 6 docs
  • Felthorpe Forest Nursery Short Thorn Road Felthorpe Norfolk NR10 4DF

    2025/3801 Submitted 8 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    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.

    Withdrawn Lawful development 19 docs
  • Felthorpe Forest Nursery Short Thorn Road Felthorpe Norfolk NR10 4DF

    2025/3801 Submitted 8 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    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.

    Withdrawn Lawful development 19 docs
  • The Old Dairy Haveringland Road Felthorpe NR10 4BZ

    20230107 Submitted 19 Jan 2023 0.3 miles away

    T4 (Oak)- fell and replant.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • The Old Dairy Haveringland Road Felthorpe NR10 4BZ

    20211285 Submitted 7 Jul 2021 0.3 miles away

    Single storey extension

    Granted Householder Extension 20 docs
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  • The Old Dairy Haveringland Road Felthorpe NR10 4BZ

    20211285 Submitted 7 Jul 2021 0.3 miles away

    Single storey extension

    Granted Householder Extension 20 docs
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