81 High Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5EA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/05496 - Listed Building Consent Approved
Change of useExtensions & alterationsListed buildingsNew homes

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent - Alterations and conversion of part of building to form 1 no. residential flat including works to increase the height of the existing flat roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Dec 2025
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Validated
8 Jan 2026
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Consultation
12 Jan 2026
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Approved
5 Mar 2026

Approved on 5 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT - GRANT Decision · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN, ACCESS & HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF HADLEIGH TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: 79-83, High Street
List entry 1036740 · 8 m away · 63 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 55 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Hadleigh conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 216 m away: Riverside Walk, Hadleigh
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1631 m away: Bramford to Twinstead; Inside the Hadleigh built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area53 m² (570 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 56)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
IP7 5EA
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Hadleigh South
Parish
Hadleigh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
5 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Whymark & Moulton Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
167decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 Jan 2026
Comments by
10 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
19 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Full Planning Application - Alterations and conversion of part of building to form 1 no…
DC/25/05495
2025 Approved
Full Planning Application - Alterations and conversion of part of building to form 1 no…
DC/25/05495
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Application for Listed Building Consent - Internal decorations to the first floor
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
6 Church Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DU
Application for Listed Building Consent - Internal works to facilitate change of use from…
DC/25/01940
2025 Approved
6 Church Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DU
Full Planning Application - Change of use from offices (Class E) to a dwelling (Class C3)
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2025 Approved
6 Church Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DU
Application for Listed Building Consent - Internal works to facilitate change of use from…
DC/25/01940
2025 Approved
6 Church Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DU
Full Planning Application - Change of use from offices (Class E) to a dwelling (Class C3)
DC/25/01939
2025 Approved
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Application for Listed Building Consent - Proposed internal alterations to 6 Queen Street…
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2025 Approved
6 Queen Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DZ
Application for Listed Building Consent - Proposed internal alterations to 6 Queen Street…
DC/25/01684
2024 Refused
6 Church Street Hadleigh IP7 5DU
Full Planning Application - Change of use of offices (Class E) to 1 no. 4 bedroom dwellin…
DC/24/05464
2024 Refused
6 Church Street Hadleigh IP7 5DU
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DC/24/05464
2024 Approved
Victoria House 1A Queen Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DZ
Householder Application - Construction of enclosed rear terrace over existing single stor…
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2024 Approved
Victoria House 1A Queen Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DZ
Listed Building Consent - Construction of enclosed rear terrace over existing single stor…
DC/24/04117
2024 Approved
Victoria House 1A Queen Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DZ
Householder Application - Construction of enclosed rear terrace over existing single stor…
DC/24/04118
2024 Approved
Victoria House 1A Queen Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DZ
Listed Building Consent - Construction of enclosed rear terrace over existing single stor…
DC/24/04117
2024 Approved
Victoria House 1A Queen Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DZ
Application for Listed Building Consent - Repairs to 4 No. front sash windows.
DC/24/02540
2024 Approved
Victoria House 1A Queen Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DZ
Application for Listed Building Consent - Repairs to 4 No. front sash windows.
DC/24/02540
2024 Approved
4 Church Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DU
Application for works to a tree within a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No Cercidiphyllum j…
DC/24/02753
2024 Approved
4 Church Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DU
Application for works to a tree within a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No Cercidiphyllum j…
DC/24/02753
2016 Approved
97-99 High Street Hadleigh Ipswich IP7 5EJ
Application for Listed Building Consent - Insertion of new window and new double doors in…
B/16/01224
2016 Approved
97-99 High Street Hadleigh Ipswich IP7 5EJ
Insertion of new window and new double doors into the east elevation, installation of new…
B/16/01223
2016 Approved
Plum Green 82 High Street Hadleigh Ipswich IP7
Application for Listed Building Consent - Rebuilding of chimney stack (following partial…
B/16/00371
2016 Approved
91 High Street Hadleigh Ipswich IP7 5EA
Conversion of existing two storey outbuilding to two bedroom private residential dwelling…
B/16/00258
2016 Approved
91 High Street Hadleigh Ipswich IP7 5EA
Application for Listed Building Consent - Conversion of existing two storey outbuilding t…
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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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
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Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.