24A High Street, Watton, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6AE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/1559/FMIN - FMIN minor application Approved

Proposal

Replacement windows and door Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2025
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Approved
21 Jan 2026

Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · Committee · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Breckland Planning Committee on 20 Jan 2026.

Approved unanimously

Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.

  • Officers advised refusal because uPVC replacements would harm historic fabric and the conservation area.
  • The Historic Buildings Officer objected, while highways raised no objection and no neighbours commented.
  • The committee unanimously supported approval after revised drawings changed the windows and sills to aluminium, subject to suitable conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, heritage concerns, updated drawings, committee discussion and approval subject to conditions. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Breckland's committee minutes of 20 Jan 2026.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 11 and 13, High Street
List entry 1342816 · 25 m away · 19 more listed buildings within 150 m (19 Grade II)
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 the other 19 with distances
Historic England ↗
Watton 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 19 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Watton 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 2 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Breckland
Application type
FMIN minor application
Postcode
IP25 6AE
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Watton
Parish
Watton
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jan 2026
Decision
Granted with conditions
Decision date
21 Jan 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Karen Bradley Chartered Architect

How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 54 days slower than Breckland's median of 44 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
431decided 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

Committee
20 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jan 2026
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