Elm Cottage Mow Hill Witnesham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9HG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0726/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of two storey extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Feb 2026
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Validated
18 Mar 2026
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Approved
2 Jun 2026

Approved on 2 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Witnesham War Memorial, Grade II, about 32 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1113 m away: East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Witnesham built-up area; 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP6 9HG
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Ward
Carlford And Fynn Valley
Parish
Witnesham
Case officer
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Target decision
13 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Vision Design & Planning Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 76 days from validation, 20 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
691decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 May 2026
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