1 St Andrews Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9PU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/4514/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of Use from scrub land to residential garden, including reinstatement of grass verge and erection of new boundary wall Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Nov 2025
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Validated
5 Jan 2026
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Committee
10 Mar 2026
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Approved
13 Mar 2026

Approved on 13 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by East Suffolk Planning Committee North on 10 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal would provide acceptable amenity, design and highway arrangements.
  • No third-party representations were received, while highways officers requested protection of the public highway.
  • The committee approved the application on a proposal by Councillor Ashton, seconded by Councillor Pitchers.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officers’ assessment, consultation, debate, vote and approval conditions. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of East Suffolk's committee minutes of 10 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Beccles built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 3

Last sold for £311,500 in July 2021. Detached house, freehold.

20 July 2021£311,500
30 September 1998£83,450New build
22 March 1996£70,000New build

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
Full Application
Postcode
NR34 9PU
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Beccles And Worlingham
Parish
Beccles
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
13 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, about the council's usual 69 days. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
131decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Committee
10 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.