East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/03211 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Creation of a new extension linked to an existing office building. New extension to provide offices, meeting space and a kitchenette. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jul 2025
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Validated
21 Jul 2025
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Consultation
21 Jul 2025
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Approved
12 Sept 2025

Approved on 12 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1206 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; National landscape 361 m away: Dedham Vale; Inside the East Bergholt built-up area; Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 2 November 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 area470 m² (5,059 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 21)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Education
HeatingAir Conditioning

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

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
CO7 6RJ
Received
18 Jul 2025
Validated
21 Jul 2025
Ward
East Bergholt
Parish
East Bergholt
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2025
Decision
Was Lawful
Decision date
12 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
tim moll architecture
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 6 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 59 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 86% of lawful development certificates here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
118decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14185570
Planning Portal ref
PP-14185570
Consultation
21 Jul 2025
Comments by
11 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.