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The Old Rectory Thetford Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk IP24 2QX

DC/26/0177/HHHouseholder ApplicationAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Householder planning application - a. replace existing first floor double doors with window on rear elevation b. create new opening on rear elevation to form juliet balcony

Received
6 February 2026
Decision due
4 April 2026
Ward
Bardwell
Agent
Holmes Architecture & Planning LTD
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.5 Mar
  4. Target4 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at The Old Rectory Thetford Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk IP24 2QX. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 6 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Fakenham Magna conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Bardwell. We hold 293 applications in total for the IP24 postcode area.

94% of full applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP24 2QX
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fakenham Magna

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2026
Consultation expiry
17 March 2026
Consultation start
12 February 2026
Consultation end
5 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
9 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Holmes Architecture & Planning LTD
Architect profile
HOLMES ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING LTD
Agent address
Holmes Architecture & Planning LTD 69 Guntons Close Soham Ely CB7 5DJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 February 2026
Advertisement expiry
13 March 2026
Site notice start
24 February 2026
Site notice end
17 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14679437
Documents
9
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Fakenham Magna

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, 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.

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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.

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: West Suffolk

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