Jimmy's Yard, Land Adjacent To Water Tower Prince's Street, Swaffham, PE37 7BP
Proposal
Change of use of the site from Private Land Use to Sui Generis (Town Council grounds maintenance depot), together with the continued use of the existing buildings for the storage and maintenance of grounds maintenance equipment, the erection of security fencing, the installation of a polytunnel, and associated operational development
- Received (week of)
- 17 August 2026
- Council
- Breckland District Council
- Ward
- Swaffham
- ReceivedReceived (week of)17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a change of use at Jimmy's Yard, Land Adjacent To Water Tower Prince's Street, Swaffham, PE37 7BP. Breckland has handled 50 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 49 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Swaffham. We hold 125 applications in total for the PE37 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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