The Ram Market Place Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DL Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/05346 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Change of use of first floor to 2 no. C3 residential flats. Internal and external alterations to The Ram Public House, erection of single storey courtyard extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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Validated
9 Dec 2025
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Consultation
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 42

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FULL PLANNING - GRANT Decision · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 14

PDF INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED ALTERATION Report · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE Consultee Comment · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE ASSET ASSESSMENT Report · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV. RESPONSE - LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE) RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE ASSESSMENT Report · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE REPORT THE RAM HADLEIGH 2523289 ESS Report · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF REP25015 BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT THE RAM HADLEIGH Report · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPLEMENTARY HERITAGE ASSESSMENT Report · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 18

PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN 6031_PA_01B Drawing Amended · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN 6031_PA_02B Drawing Amended · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 6031_PA_03A Drawing Amended · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 6031_PA_04A Drawing Amended · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN 6031_PA_06A Drawing Amended · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN 6031_PA_08A Drawing Amended · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF JOIST CEILING PLAN 6031_PA_09A Drawing Amended · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN 6031_PA01A Drawing Superseded · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN 6031_PA02A Drawing Superseded · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR DETAILS 6031_PA07A Drawing Amended · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF TIMBER CEILING PLAN 6031_PA_09 Drawing Superseded · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR 6031_PA_01 Drawing Superseded · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR 6031_PA_02 Drawing Superseded · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 6031_PA_03 Drawing Superseded · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 6031_PA_04 Drawing Superseded · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN 6031_PA_06 Drawing Superseded · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR DETAILS 6031_PA_07 Drawing Superseded · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN 6031_PA_08 Drawing Superseded · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF THE HADLEIGH SOCIETY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HADLEIGH TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FIRE AND RESCUE SPRINKLER LETTER Consultee Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF 6031_THE RAM_INVESTIGATION WORKS Report · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Wing to East of Ram Inn
List entry 1351723 · 7 m away · 58 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 49 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 58 with distances
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 153 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; Scheduled monument 200 m away: Toppesfield Bridge; National infrastructure project 1446 m away: Bramford to Twinstead; Inside the Hadleigh built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £336,300 in July 2024. Other property, freehold.

17 July 2024£336,300Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area357 m² (3,843 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 80)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP7 5DL
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Ward
Hadleigh South
Parish
Hadleigh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Wincer Kievenaar Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 304 days from validation, 239 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 65 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
378decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14219594
Planning Portal ref
PP-14219594
Neighbours
10 Dec 2025
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
18 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Feb 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
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2025
Application for Listed Building Consent - Change of use of first floor to 2no. C3 residen…
DC/25/05347
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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 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

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

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.