Break Charity Shop, Unit 1, 11 - 12 Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7AB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0428/LB - LB Listed building consent Approved

Proposal

Works to repair existing dormer windows and facades, including replacement of 5Nr windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Approved
5 May 2026

Approved on 5 May 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

54 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 10 Market Place, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 51 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.
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Historic England ↗
Public footpath about 5 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.
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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 984 m away: The Droves Solar Farm
The site is about 984 m from the project boundary. Generating station, under examination. Also within 2 km: High Grove Solar (at pre-application, about 1111 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
LB Listed building consent
Postcode
PE37 7AB
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Swaffham
Parish
Swaffham
Case officer
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Target decision
15 May 2026
Decision
Granted with conditions
Decision date
5 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Kings & Dunne Architects
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 5 days slower than Breckland's median of 41 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
434decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 May 2026
Breckland
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#14 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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