Planning Permission - Information & Guides

If you want to build an extension, erect a conservatory or garage or do other work to your home, or if you want to expand your business or change the use of your premises, you may need to apply for planning permission.

Micro Wind Generators
If you wish to install a domestic wind turbine on your property, in most cases, you will require planning permission. If your property is a listed building, and the generator will be fixed to the building, a separate application for Listed Building consent will also be required.
The Government has announced that it intends to relax the legislation to make it easier for small wind turbines to be installed but this is unlikely to happen until 2007.
For further advice please e-mail planning@north-norfolk.gov.uk or telephone 01263 516150.
Information on available grants can be obtained from the Energy Savings Trust

Use the following links for more information.

From our Web pages:

• About Planning
• Local Plan Chapter, Determining applications for planning permission
• Local Plan Policy List

Planning Portal pages:

• The Interactive House a guide to Planning Permission and Building Regulations for Householders. (requires flash)
• Code for Sustainable Homes: Technical Guide April 2008 (2.54MB)
• FAQs (Frequently asked Questions)
• ' Find out if you need planning permission '
• Useful Tools with Visual Guides to Planning Permission and Local Development Frameworks for householders, as well as Volume and Fee Calculators and a Satellite Dish Locator.

• Circular 01/06 (DCLG): Guidance on Changes to the Development Control System - Local Development Orders (LDOs), outline planning permissions, new provisions in respect of mezzanine floors, Pre-application Discussions and Negotiations, requirement for design and access statements, decision periods for major applications.
• Creating Better Places to Live - A guide to the planning system in England.
• A Farmer's Guide to the Planning System -
• A Householder's Guide for the Installation of Antennas including Satellite Television Dishes
• Outdoor Advertisements and Signs - A Guide for Advertisers
• Minerals Policy Statements - Policy and Guidance
• Planning Guide for Householders - revised Jun 2006. (To request a copy by regular mail, telephone (01263) 516130, or E-mail planning@north-norfolk.gov.uk )
• Planning Permission: A Guide for Business -
• Planning for Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: - A guide to good Practice
• Planning PolicyStatement 25: Development and Flood Risk - Practice Guide
• Good Practice Guide on Planning for Tourism -

Other Guides:

• http://www.onlineplanningoffices.co.uk/html/planning_system/default.php - Advice on whether you need to apply for Planning Permission
• CABE has released guidance, Design and access statements: how to write, read and use them (PDF 919KB) -
• CABE 'Better Public Building' (1.8MB). This supersedes Better public buildings: A proud legacy for the future, published in October 2000.

• BS 5837:2005 - Trees in relation to construction - Abstract of a British Standard document that has to be purchased

Talk to a planning officer about your plans

If in doubt you can check with an NNDC planning officer to be sure you do - or don't - need Planning Permission, and to ensure your application is made correctly.

While planning officers will endeavour to provide their best advice on the basis of the proposals you put forward, such advice is given without prejudice to the formal outcome of a planning application. Once a planning application is made public, other views expressed or issues raised may have a bearing on the final decision.

• Request an Appointment with a Planning Officer or ask a Planning Officer to contact you.

• You can attend our Planning Surgeries which are held on Thursday mornings between 9:30am and 12 noon, at our two area offices, Fakenham Connect, Oak Street, Fakenham, and New Road, North Walsham. An appointment is not necessary and a planning officer attends to give advice on all planning matters. Bring as much information as possible regarding your proposals. If you wish to inspect a planning application you should contact the Cromer office at least 1 day before the surgery, so the planning application file can be made available.