3, HALL COTTAGE Church Road, South Lopham, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 2LW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Alterations and improvements to 3no. sub-standard farm rental cottages to form 2 no. rental cottages, 2no. new semi detached cottages (1no. as a replacement dwelling) & 2no. new detached dwellings Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 13 May 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 7
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 5
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 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Breckland
- Application type
- FMIN minor application
- Postcode
- IP22 2LW
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Guiltcross
- Parish
- South Lopham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 May 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 13 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RM Architectural Ltd t/a Roberts Molloy
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Refused, as 21% of agricultural works here are.
Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Breckland in the last twelve months, from validation. Breckland decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 18 May 2026
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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