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4, The Terrace London Street, Whissonsett, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5SU

3PL/2023/1146/HOUHOU Householder application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwellingApproved
Householder

Approved on 13 February 2024

Council decision: Granted with conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey rear extension.

Received
1 December 2023
Ward
Upper Wensum
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated4 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Feb
  5. Decided13 Feb

Decided in 71 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 4, The Terrace London Street, Whissonsett, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5SU. Breckland has handled 2,146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 5 weeks longer than Breckland's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Upper Wensum. We hold 1,322 applications in total for the NR20 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).

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Application details

Postcode
NR20 5SU
Application type
HOU Householder application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwelling
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Whissonsett

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 December 2023
Target decision date
13 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Hemingstone Design Unit 1 Claydon Business Park Great Blakenham IP6 0NL

Planning decision

Statutory period
71 days

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (21)

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, 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

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© 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.

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Source: Breckland

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