100 High Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6DP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2547/AME - Non-material Amendment Withdrawn

Proposal

Non Material Amendment of - Minor alterations to create a retained ground floor retail unit, a first and second floor two bedroom maisonette; a single bedroom cottage and an extension at the rear of the site to create a single bedroom coach house - 1. Minor change to the ridge height to the existing outbuilding at the north end of the site. 2. An additional central window to the east elevations of the coach house and an additional rooflight to the west elevation. 3. Relocation of the bin stores and 4. The relocation of a useable trapdoor to the GF retail unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Withdrawn
24 Aug 2026

Withdrawn on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 98, 98a and 100, High Street
List entry 1384380 · 4 m from the pin · 52 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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.
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Historic England ↗
Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Southwold 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 ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 233 m away: Outer Thames Estuary
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
SSSI 379 m away: Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes SSSI; Inside the Southwold built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Application type
Non-material Amendment
Postcode
IP18 6DP
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Southwold
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Nick Haward Building Design & Management Services Ltd

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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