Farthingworth, 4 Lynford Road, Mundford, Norfolk, IP26 5HN Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/0718/FMIN - FMIN minor application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage, and development of one and a half storey building, with vehicle storage on ground floor, and commercial office use on first floor, with single storey link to existing house. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 May 2025
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Approved
1 Oct 2025

Approved on 1 Oct 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 17

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Forms/Certificates (public/redacted) · 29 May 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Special protection area about 20 m away: Breckland
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 20 m away: Breckland Forest SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Mundford built-up area; Priority habitat about 20 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land about 17 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1

Last sold for £500,000 in November 2017. Detached house, freehold.

8 November 2017£500,000

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

Building

Floor area123 m² (1,324 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (40 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, 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

Council
Breckland
Application type
FMIN minor application
Postcode
IP26 5HN
Received
19 May 2025
Validated
19 May 2025
Ward
Bedingfeld
Parish
Mundford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Oct 2025
Decision
Granted with conditions
Decision date
1 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
James Bailey Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 135 days from validation, 75 days slower than Breckland's median of 60 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 87% of commercial and major works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
52decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Breckland in the last twelve months, from validation. Breckland decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Oct 2025
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

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

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.