1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1440/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) Aira 8kW outdoor unit and internal 250 litre cylinder Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
13 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 149.

Documents 16

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 10

PDF A6726/3B EXISTING ELEVATIONS Revised Drawing · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A6726/1A EXISTING FLOOR Revised Drawing · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A6726/2B PROPOSED FLOOR Revised Drawing · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A6726/3A SUPERSEDED - EXISTING/PROPOSED ELEVATION Revised Drawing · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A6726/2A SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED FLOOR Revised Drawing · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATIONPLAN Site Plan · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF A6726/3 SUPERSEDED - EXISTING/PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF A6726/1 SUPERSEDED - EXISTING FLOOR Drawing · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF A6726/2 SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED FLOOR Drawing · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF ESC DESIGN AND CONSERVATION Consultee Comment · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 15 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF EXTERNAL TRUNKING BROCHURE Supporting Documents · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF INSTALLATION MANUAL_AIRA OUTDOOR UNIT-1.5_REV1.8 (UK)-COMPRESSED (2) Supporting Documents · 13 May 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Pond Cottages
List entry 1283973 · 4 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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 ↗
Somerleyton 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.
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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National park 233 m away: The Broads; National infrastructure project 1475 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application; Priority habitat 42 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area74 m² (797 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (39 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, electric
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NR32 5QB
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Lothingland
Parish
Ashby, Herringfleet And Somerleyton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Aira Home

Decision outlook

Day 149, past the statutory target. 84% of full applications in East Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Oct 2026.

Day 14993 days past the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
828decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Erection of rear boundary fence
DC/17/4285/FUL
2017 Approved
Erection of rear boundary fence
DC/17/4285/FUL
2017 Approved
Regularisation application - Listed Building Consent - Construction of rear glazed conser…
DC/17/3022/LBC
2017 Approved
Retrospective application - Construction of rear glazed conservatory
DC/17/3021/FUL
2017 Approved
Regularisation application - Listed Building Consent - Construction of rear glazed conser…
DC/17/3022/LBC
2017 Approved
Retrospective application - Construction of rear glazed conservatory
DC/17/3021/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Rose Dene The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Single storey rear extension and alterations
DC/25/4259/FUL
2025 Approved
Rose Dene The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Single storey rear extension and alterations
DC/25/4259/FUL
2025 Approved
Adjacent The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
1no. Sycamore (T1 on submitted plan) - Reduce lateral branches by 2m 1no. Ash (T2 on subm…
DC/25/2196/TCA
2025 Approved
Adjacent The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
1no. Sycamore (T1 on submitted plan) - Reduce lateral branches by 2m 1no. Ash (T2 on subm…
DC/25/2196/TCA
2024 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Accessible toilet and associated works
DC/24/2074/FUL
2024 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Accessible toilet and associated works
DC/24/2074/FUL
2024 Approved
2 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Listed Building Consent - Single storey rear extension & Summer house
DC/24/0410/LBC
2024 Approved
2 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Listed Building Consent - Single storey rear extension & Summer house
DC/24/0410/LBC
2024 Approved
2 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Single storey rear extension and Summer house
DC/24/0409/FUL
2021 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Replace 9 small metal-framed windows with uPVC
DC/21/4725/FUL
2021 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Replace 9 small metal-framed windows with uPVC
DC/21/4725/FUL
2021 Approved
The Cottage The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Remove existing conservatory roof, raise walls and provide flat roof lantern
DC/21/2030/FUL
2021 Approved
The Cottage The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Remove existing conservatory roof, raise walls and provide flat roof lantern
DC/21/2030/FUL
2021 Approved
Orchard Barn The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Flat roofed timber building to be used as an artists hobby studio incorporating reclaimed…
DC/21/0101/FUL
2021 Approved
Orchard Barn The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Flat roofed timber building to be used as an artists hobby studio incorporating reclaimed…
DC/21/0101/FUL
2020 Approved
Crown House The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Rear garden T1 Pear - Reduce by up to 40% (a maximum of where the lines are on the photo…
DC/20/4530/TCA
2020 Approved
Crown House The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Rear garden T1 Pear - Reduce by up to 40% (a maximum of where the lines are on the photo…
DC/20/4530/TCA
2020 Approved
Orchard Barn The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Extension of existing outbuilding to form dwelling
DC/20/2249/FUL
2020 Approved
Orchard Barn The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Extension of existing outbuilding to form dwelling
DC/20/2249/FUL
2017 Approved
1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton NR32 5QB
Erection of rear boundary fence
DC/17/4286/LBC
2017 Approved
1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton NR32 5QB
Erection of rear boundary fence
DC/17/4286/LBC
2017 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
1 x Horse Chestnut - Remove lower large limb to source. (Village hall entrance side). Wor…
DC/17/3034/TCA
2017 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
1 x Horse Chestnut - Remove lower large limb to source. (Village hall entrance side). Wor…
DC/17/3034/TCA
2024 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Discharge of Condition No.4 of DC/24/2074/FUL - Accessible toilet and associated works…
DC/24/4185/DRC
2024 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Discharge of Condition No.4 of DC/24/2074/FUL - Accessible toilet and associated works…
DC/24/4185/DRC
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.