Unit 4 Breckland House, Norwich Road, Watton Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1 no. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) - Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Associated applications 2
- Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use…
Site constraints 1
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £40,000 in November 2025. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Breckland
- Application type
- PAMA Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
- Postcode
- IP25 6JT
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Watton
- Parish
- Watton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Decision date
- 20 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Stratton Long
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, 19 days faster than Breckland's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 72% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Breckland in the last twelve months, from validation. Breckland decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Breckland is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #32 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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