RAILWAY STATION Station Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1AH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/1438/LB - LB Listed building consent Approved

Proposal

To install 4 Interpretation Panels in the boarded up window spaces of the Thetford Railway Station building (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2025
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Validated
6 Oct 2025
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Approved
14 Nov 2025

Approved on 14 Nov 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Conservation area about 17 m away: Thetford
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 16 m away: Thetford; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Scheduled monument about 232 m away: Thetford Cluniac priory including a World War II ‘Blacker Bombard’ spigot mortar emplacement; Inside the Thetford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Breckland
Application type
LB Listed building consent
Postcode
IP24 1AH
Received
25 Sept 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Thetford Priory
Parish
Thetford
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted with conditions
Decision date
14 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 10 days faster than Breckland's median of 49 for listed building consent. Approved, as 92% of listed building consent here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
62decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2025
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