56 Magdalen Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BN Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/1644/LB - LB Listed building consent Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Rear Dormer Window (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
10 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
18 Feb 2026
Appeal
Appeal in progress

Refused on 18 Feb 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Delegated/Committee Report · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Heritage Statement Refused Plans · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Design & Access Statement Refused Plans · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF 02 Existing Block Plan Location/Site/Block Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Drg No H-0484-03 Rev V1 Proposed Site Plan dated 08/12/2025 Refused Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Drg No H-0484-06 Photographs dated 08/12/2025 Refused Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Drg No H-0484-01 Rev V1 Location Plan dated 08/12/2025 Refused Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Drg No H-0484-05 Rev V1 Existing and Proposed Elevations Dated 08/12/25 Refused Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Drg No H-0484-04 Rev V1 Existing & Proposed First Floor and Roof Plan Dated 08/12/25 Refused Plans · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LocationPlan.pdf Location/Site/Block Plans · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Forms/Certificates (public/redacted) · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Historic Buildings Officers Comments Historic Building Officer Comments · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Photos Side View Photos/Imagery · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages - Dormer Window Photos/Imagery · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages - no 58 extension Photos/Imagery · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages - rear view of 54 to 60 extensions Photos/Imagery · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 54-60, Magdalen Street
List entry 1195904 · 5 m away · 32 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 31 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 32 with distances
Historic England ↗
Thetford 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Thetford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Public footpath 20 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
Scheduled monument 209 m away: Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary; Inside the Thetford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £157,000 in November 2017. Terraced house, freehold.

17 November 2017£157,000
9 August 2007£123,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Breckland
Application type
LB Listed building consent
Postcode
IP24 2BN
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Ward
Thetford Castle
Parish
Thetford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Feb 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
18 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 26 days slower than Breckland's median of 44 for extensions. Refused, as 3% 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

Statutory expiry
4 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Rear Dormer Window (Retrospective)
PL/2025/1639/HOU
2025
Rear Dormer Window (Retrospective)
PL/2025/1639/HOU
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Link Car Park The Link, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2DL
To carry out a cut back and trim of all vegetation growing around and into the car park b…
PL/2025/1323/TCA
2025
Link Car Park The Link, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2DL
To carry out a cut back and trim of all vegetation growing around and into the car park b…
PL/2025/1323/TCA
2024 Approved
Street Record Nickerson Yard, Thetford, Norfolk,
Beech tree back to its previous pollard points to its historic pollard points.
TRE/2024/0122/TCA
2024 Approved
Street Record Nickerson Yard, Thetford, Norfolk,
Beech tree back to its previous pollard points to its historic pollard points.
TRE/2024/0122/TCA
2023 Approved
33 Castle Street IP24 2DL
Proposed demolition & rebuild of existing rear single & two storey elevation. Proposed sl…
3PL/2023/1091/HOU
2023 Approved
33 Castle Street IP24 2DL
Proposed demolition & rebuild of existing rear single & two storey elevation. Proposed sl…
3PL/2023/1091/HOU
2023 Approved
28 Magdalen Street IP24 2BN
Ash Tree right on the fence line covering the gardens, recommend a section fell.
TRE/2023/0277/TCA
2023 Approved
28 Magdalen Street IP24 2BN
Ash Tree right on the fence line covering the gardens, recommend a section fell.
TRE/2023/0277/TCA
2022 Approved
2 Nickeron Yard IP24 2DU
To Fell 3 Beech and 1 dead Cherry. Largest Beech to re-pollard back to previous pollard p…
TRE/2022/0103/TCA
2022 Approved
2 Nickeron Yard IP24 2DU
To Fell 3 Beech and 1 dead Cherry. Largest Beech to re-pollard back to previous pollard p…
TRE/2022/0103/TCA
2021 Approved
34a Magdalen Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BN
Single storey side extension.
3PL/2021/0171/HOU
2021 Approved
34a Magdalen Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BN
Single storey side extension.
3PL/2021/0171/HOU
2020 Approved
34 Magdalen Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BN
Change the use of the premises from a Tattoo parlour(Sui Generis) to a Barber Shop (A1) (…
3PL/2020/0057/F
2020 Approved
34 Magdalen Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BN
Change the use of the premises from a Tattoo parlour(Sui Generis) to a Barber Shop (A1) (…
3PL/2020/0057/F
2020 Approved
5 Nickerson Yard Thetford IP24 2DU
Sycamore (T1) - Remove large limb growing towards number 6 back to main stem. Removal lat…
TRE/2020/0034/TPO
2020 Approved
5 Nickerson Yard Thetford IP24 2DU
Sycamore (T1) - Remove large limb growing towards number 6 back to main stem. Removal lat…
TRE/2020/0034/TPO
2019 Approved
34a Magdalen Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BN
Section Fell Eucalyptus Tree Danger to House
TRE/2019/0135/TCA
2019 Approved
34a Magdalen Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BN
Section Fell Eucalyptus Tree Danger to House
TRE/2019/0135/TCA
2019 Approved
34a Magdalen Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BN
Sycamore - Excessive shading and low amenity value
TRE/2019/0113/TCA
2019 Approved
34a Magdalen Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2BN
Sycamore - Excessive shading and low amenity value
TRE/2019/0113/TCA
2016 Approved
1A Castle Street Thetford IP24 2DL
Change of use of shop to one bedroom dwelling
3PL/2016/0961/LB
2016 Approved
2 Magdalen Street IP24 2BN
Change of use from restaurant/residential flat to 2 no. one bedroom dwellings
3PL/2016/0186/F
2016 Approved
2 Magdalen Street IP24 2BN
Change of use from restaurant/residential flat to 2 no. one bedroom dwellings
3PL/2016/0188/LB
2016 Approved
2 Magdalen Street IP24 2BN
Change of use from restaurant/residential flat to 2 no. one bedroom dwellings
3PL/2016/0186/F
2016 Approved
2 Magdalen Street IP24 2BN
Change of use from restaurant/residential flat to 2 no. one bedroom dwellings
3PL/2016/0188/LB
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.