Walnut Tree House Low Road Kelsale Cum Carlton Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 2NU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2870/CLP - Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful use (Proposed) - To create a new window opening 1200mm wide x 900mm high in side elevation and install a new rosewood (brown) casement upvc window Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 8 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 76.

Site constraints 6

National infrastructure project about 747 m away: The Sizewell C Project
The site is about 747 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sea Link (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, about 1646 m); Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage (at pre-application, about 453 m); LionLink Interconnector (at pre-application, about 1646 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Garden House, Grade II, about 34 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 15 m away: Kelsale
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kelsale built-up area; Priority habitat about 13 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £465,000 in January 2023. Detached house, freehold.

9 January 2023£465,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)
Postcode
IP17 2NU
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Kelsale And Yoxford
Parish
Kelsale Cum Carlton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 76, past the statutory target. 90% of extensions in East Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 7620 days past the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
739decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.