31 New Market Beccles Suffolk NR34 9HE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/2694/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of 2nd floor, 1st floor and part of ground floor offices into 4 no. flats with amenity and cycle parking, and retention of basement and part of ground floor for commercial retail space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2025
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Validated
17 Jul 2025
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Approved
23 Sept 2025

Approved on 23 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 33, Newmarket
List entry 1298949 · 7 m away · 64 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 62 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.
Show the other 64 with distances
Historic England ↗
Beccles 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 ↗
Public footpath 25 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
National park 74 m away: The Broads
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Inside the Beccles built-up area; National infrastructure project 1660 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £70,000 in September 1996. Terraced house, freehold.

18 September 1996£70,000

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 9HE
Received
8 Jul 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Ward
Beccles And Worlingham
Parish
Beccles
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
David Bullen Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 68 days from validation, 11 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,297decided 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

1comment received
1 supporting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

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.