PUBLIC CONVENIENCES Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0555/FMIN - FMIN minor application Approved
Schools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed alterations and refurbishment of existing public toilets, storage areas and retail / community space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Delegated/Committee Report · 19 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Planning Statement Dated 14th April 2026 Supporting/Supplementary Information/Documents · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Drg No. 102 Survey Elevations - Sheet 2 Dated March 2026 Other Plans · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Drg No. 101 Survey Elevations Sheet 1 Dated March 2026 Other Plans · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Drg No. 100 Rev C Floor Plans Dated 01.04.2026 Approved Plans · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Dated 16-04-2026 Approved Plans · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Drg No. 103 rev A Proposed Elevations Dated 01.04.2026 Approved Plans · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Forms/Certificates (public/redacted) · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Rights of Way Officer Comments · 15 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Highway Comment-27-4-26 Highway Comments · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

54 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Assembly Rooms, Grade II, about 16 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 52 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 54 with distances
Historic England ↗
Swaffham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
National infrastructure project about 1028 m away: The Droves Solar Farm
The site is about 1028 m from the project boundary. Generating station, under examination. Also within 2 km: High Grove Solar (at pre-application, about 1126 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Swaffham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

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Important details

Council
Breckland
Application type
FMIN minor application
Postcode
PE37 7QH
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Swaffham
Parish
Swaffham
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted with conditions
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Beeston Architectural Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 12 days faster than Breckland's median of 53 for commercial premises. Approved, as 84% of commercial premises here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
177decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Breckland in the last twelve months, from validation. Breckland decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Refused
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Withdrawn
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2025
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2025
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2024 Approved
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Proposed alterations and repairs to windows, walkway and signage.
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Plowright Place, Market Place, 36 Plowright Place, Market Place, Swaffham, PE37 7QH
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
48 Market Place PE37 7QH
Creation of three bedroom flat on the upper floors and extraction flue to the rear (Retro…
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2016 Approved
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Breckland
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#14 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Breckland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #216 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #12 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #32 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #84 of 296
54%
Minor dwellings approved
178 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
801
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings