The Street, Thorpe Abbotts
- Land size
- 1.25 acres
Key Features
- Guide Price £225,000 - £250,000
- Planning permission granted in 1989 for a detached 3 bedroom house.
- Planning active due to start of some works
- Approaching 1.25 ac (stms) which includes the land beyond the plot
- Mature grounds and various trees with potential for a small paddock
- Just 6 miles from Diss, which has a mainline rail station into London
- Wonderful views across open farmland and countryside
- Early viewing essential
Description
£225,000 - £250,000. Building plot within leafy village, with mature amenities space extending to roughly 1.25 ac (stms) in total. Planning permission granted in 1989 and still active for detached 3 bedroom house. Non-estate position. Potential for large vegetable garden or paddock. Wonderful countryside views. Viewing a must!
Location
Thorpe Abbotts is a small, quiet village, found just a mile north of the A143 and is famed for its former RAF airbase and 100th Bomber Group, which had a significant involvement in D-day and the Second World War, now an interesting museum made up of various remaining buildings. The village provides good access to two main roads, the A143 and the A140, which runs towards both Diss and Norwich. The market town of Diss is just 6 miles away and hosts a good range of shops (both independent and national retailers), local businesses, cafes, public houses and restaurants. As you would expect, primary and secondary schooling is available in the town, along with transport links which include local bus connections and a mainline railway station on the Norwich to London Liverpool Street line.
The scheme:
Planning permission granted in 1989 for a 3 bedroom detached house with front and rear garden (as can be seen by the plans). Building works started with some drains having been added to site.
The grounds:
The proposed dwelling is to be positioned towards the front of the plot, close to the entrance. Beyond, the land narrows around the pond before opening out into more mature grounds, where established trees and foliage provide a wonderful sense of privacy, shelter and shade. A derelict timber stable sits within this part of the land, which offers excellent potential to create a generous country garden or, subject to requirements, a small paddock. Beyond the boundary, there are attractive open views across the adjoining farmland, further enhancing the rural feel of the setting.
Planning ref: 07/89/0115/F
The planning permission was granted in 1989, so there is no active record available on the South Norfolk planning portal.
We have been informed by the seller that the instillation of a private treatment plant and some drains a number of years ago constituted the start of the development.
Important agents note:
Share treatment plant (sited near the pond).
An overage clause is to be added to the larger section of land seen on the plan (0.98 ac) which will include any development of the former stable. Terms of the overage have yet to be detailed.
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Viewing: Brochure in hand during daylight hours
Freehold
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Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-28
Market Value Analysis
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Utilities & Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
80 Mbps
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Mobile signal
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Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School)2.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 179
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Edmund's Primary School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 57
- Type
- Academy converter
- Scole Church of England Primary Academy2.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 41
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)3.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 824
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Pulham Church of England Primary Academy3.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 98
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)3.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 824
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Diss High School4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 877
- Type
- Academy converter
- Stradbroke High School4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 353
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hartismere School5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,062
- Type
- Academy converter
- Long Stratton High School8.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 679
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
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Green space
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Getting Around
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Flood Risk
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- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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