Skip to content

53 Highlands, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1JG

3PL/2023/0961/HOUHOU Householder application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwellingRefused
Householder

Refused on 1 December 2023

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Two Storey Side and Rear Extensions to include a new one bay carport and garage. Proposed First Floor Rear Extensions and Installation of Roof Lights at rear. Proposed porch on South Elevation

Received
3 October 2023
Ward
Thetford Boudica
  1. Received3 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Dec
  5. Decided1 Dec

Decided in 35 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 53 Highlands, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1JG. Breckland has handled 2,146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 2 weeks longer than Breckland's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Thetford Boudica. We hold 293 applications in total for the IP24 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Breckland District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
IP24 1JG
Application type
HOU Householder application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thetford

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 October 2023
Target decision date
22 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Rod Atkins Architectural Designs Blackwater Cottage Southburgh Road Reymerston Norwich NR9 4QD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3338755
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 September 2024Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Breckland

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near IP24

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for two-storey and first-floor extensions on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address