32 Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7QH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of the use of the existing second-floor residential flat from Class C3 to Class E office use. (Schedule 1) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Breckland's recent changes of use.
Documents 9
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 52 with distances
- 6 m34 and 34A Market PlaceGrade II
- 13 mFitzroy HouseGrade II
- 17 m22-23 Market Place and 1-8 Plowright PlaceGrade II
- 35 m26, 28 and 30 Market PlaceGrade II
- 42 m38 Market PlaceGrade II
- 43 mAssembly RoomsGrade II
- 52 m2 Market PlaceGrade II
- 56 m15a Market PlaceGrade II
- 60 mLondon House, 3 Market PlaceGrade II
- 61 mSwaffham Market CrossGrade I
- 64 m15 Market PlaceGrade II
- 67 m46 and 48 Market PlaceGrade II
- 67 m13 Market PlaceGrade II
- 72 m14 Market PlaceGrade II
- 73 m20 Market PlaceGrade II
- 76 m11 and 12 Market PlaceGrade II
- 79 m50, 50A and 50B Market PlaceGrade II
- 83 m18 Market PlaceGrade II
- 84 m10 Market PlaceGrade II
- 86 m9 Market PlaceGrade II
- 93 m4 Market PlaceGrade II
- 94 mGate piers and flanking walls north of 18 Market PlaceGrade II
- 97 m8, 8a and 8b Market PlaceGrade II
- 97 m83 and 83a Market PlaceGrade II
- 99 mRed LionGrade II
- 99 mThe White HartGrade II
- 100 m85 Market PlaceGrade II
- 100 mMontpelier House and Western House, 89 and 91 Market PlaceGrade II
- 103 mFormer Corn Hall, 7 Market PlaceGrade II
- 103 m93 and 95 Market PlaceGrade II
- 109 mOakleigh HouseGrade II*
- 111 mThe Greyhound InnGrade II
- 112 mSwaffham War MemorialGrade II
- 113 mTown Hall and attached front railingsGrade II
- 114 m10, Cley RoadGrade II
- 115 mGate piers to Whitsands Road and boundary wall south-west of 20 Market PlaceGrade II
- 118 mK6 Telephone Kiosk to the north of the former Corn HallGrade II
- 122 m12, Cley RoadGrade II
- 124 m33 Market PlaceGrade II
- 125 m31, 31b and 31c Market PlaceGrade II
- 126 m35 Market PlaceGrade II
- 127 m29 Market PlaceGrade II
- 127 mGates to Churchyard of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- 129 mFront Wall to North of Numbers 16 and 18 Oakleigh HouseGrade II
- 130 m27 and 27A Market Place (Currently listed as 27 Market Place)Grade II
- 130 m39 and 41 Market PlaceGrade II
- 132 m1 London StreetGrade II
- 133 m25 and 25a Market PlaceGrade II
- 133 mChurchyard Walls to West of White LodgeGrade II
- 138 m21 and 23 Market PlaceGrade II
- 144 m63 Market PlaceGrade II
- 146 mSwaffham Methodist ChurchGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2023, 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
Decision outlook
Day 8 of the 56-day target. Breckland usually decides changes of use by day 56.
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
- 26 Nov 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.
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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