Fountain House Tea Room The Street East Bergholt CO7 6TB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00521 - Full App Without Compliance of Condition Approved

Proposal

Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act for B/08/00470 (Change of use to tearooms) for the variation or removal of Condition 2 (Business hours) to increase the premises opening hours extending to 10.30pm Tuesday through Saturday. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Consultation
30 Mar 2026
Approved
14 Apr 2026

Approved on 14 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Important details

Application type
Full App Without Compliance of Condition
Postcode
CO7 6TB
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
East Bergholt
Parish
East Bergholt
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
14 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14680173
Neighbours
13 Feb 2026
Consultation
30 Mar 2026
Comments by
20 Apr 2026
Site notice
2 Mar 2026
Press notice
17 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Babergh Mid Suffolk decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026