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Planning permission in North Norfolk

Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in North Norfolk. The rules are stricter in its 91 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.

North Norfolk at a glance

Conservation areas
91
Article 4 areas
42
Protected landscapes
The Broads, Norfolk Coast
Planning decisions
North Norfolk District Council

How many conservation areas are there in North Norfolk?

North Norfolk has 91 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.

Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.

Does North Norfolk have Article 4 directions?

North Norfolk has published 42 Article 4 areas. Inside them, some permitted development rights are removed, so work that would normally be allowed needs planning permission.

The rights they remove most often:

38 of the published areas don't say which rights they remove. Our checker tells people at those addresses to check with the council.

Directions listed by North Norfolk:

What is an Article 4 direction?

Is any of North Norfolk in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?

National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.

Listed buildings and protected trees in North Norfolk

Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. North Norfolk also publishes 2,689 listed building outlines, which show exactly which building is listed.

North Norfolk publishes its tree preservation orders (2,095 areas and individual trees), so we can flag protected trees near an address.

What planning data does North Norfolk publish?

DataStatusRecords
Conservation area boundaries Published 91
Article 4 direction boundaries Published 42
Listed building outlines Published 2,689
Tree preservation order areas Published 553
Protected trees Published 1,542

Planning work on a home in North Norfolk? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.

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Other councils in East of England

Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by North Norfolk District Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. North Norfolk District Council website.