Mr and Mrs Swallow have applied for planning permission to demolish a barn at Church Farm on Church Road in Burgh Castle and replace it with a self-build home. The proposal would see the removal of the existing structure and creation of a home specifically designed for the applicants and their wider family. Proposed elevations at Church Farm on Church Road in Burgh Castle (Image: Broads Authority)Additionally, they say that the location of the site is close to established development and that the proposed build would not result in an "outward sprawl into adjoining agricultural land". Proposed block plan at Church Farm on Church Road in Burgh Castle (Image: Broads Authority)The plans are now in the hands of the Broads Authority and under consideration. You can check out the proposal by using the following reference number on the Broads Authority planning portal: BA/2026/0166/FUL.