Breckland District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Breckland District Council decided more than 1,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 44 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Breckland District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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6 October 2026 · Approved
TROX BROTHERS LTD Caxton Way, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3SQ · PL/2026/0743/FMAJ
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17 September 2026 · Approved
Erection of 36 assisted living bungalows (Use Class C2) and community hall
DEVELOPMENT SITE 601415 315662 Dereham Road, Swanton Morley, Norfolk · 3PL/2019/0513/F
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9 September 2026 · Approved
Former Jewson Builders Merchants Westfield Road, Dereham, NR19 1JN · PL/2025/1800/FMAJ
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15 July 2026 · Refused
Land East Of Watton Road, Great Hockham, Norfolk, IP24 1PF · PL/2025/1331/OMAJ
Figures for Breckland District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 44 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 1%of more than 270 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 130 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 20%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 52plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Breckland District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policy and accessibility; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development proposed, • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and • the effect of the proposed development…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan, • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety; • Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living condition for future occupiers, with particular regard to noise; and • The effect of the proposed development…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having particular regard to the local development strategy; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.