St Michaels Church Tower The Walk Beccles Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0914/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Consent - New flagpole installation, replacing existing. Including repairs to accommodate the flagpole within the timber roof structure. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:51

Application progress

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Received

6 Mar 2026

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Committee

12 May 2026

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Approved

15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by East Suffolk Planning Committee North on 12 May 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the replacement would preserve the tower’s special interest and historic landmark feature.
The Town Council had no objection; the Beccles Society raised concerns about modern materials, visible ties and historic leadwork.
The committee approved the application subject to time-limit and approved-plan conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of East Suffolk's committee minutes of 12 May 2026.

Documents 17

Site constraints 4

81 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 4, the Walk, Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade I, 77 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 81 with distances

14 m4, the WalkGrade II
16 mDetached Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade I
18 m5, the WalkGrade II
20 m3, the WalkGrade II
24 mTown HallGrade II
28 m6, the WalkGrade II
33 m7, the WalkGrade II
36 mFormer No 2 (South portion and North portion), The WalkGrade II
38 m12, NewmarketGrade II
39 mTower HouseGrade II
39 m8, the WalkGrade II
42 mSwan HouseGrade II
44 m1, the WalkGrade II
45 m14, NewmarketGrade II
51 mChurch of St MichaelGrade I
53 m37, NewmarketGrade II
55 m10, NEWMARKET (See details for further address information)Grade II
67 m33, NewmarketGrade II
67 m18, NewmarketGrade II
68 m1, SaltgateGrade II
69 m32, NewmarketGrade II
70 mPremises Occupied by Wine ShopGrade II
72 m3, SaltgateGrade II
75 m30, NewmarketGrade II
75 m28a, NewmarketGrade II
75 m26 and 28, NewmarketGrade II
75 m24, NewmarketGrade II
76 m20, NewmarketGrade II
78 m5, SaltgateGrade II
80 m8, SmallgateGrade II
85 mWhite HorseGrade II
85 m6, SmallgateGrade II
87 m7, SaltgateGrade II
88 m8, NewmarketGrade II
92 m32, SmallgateGrade II
93 m39, 39a and 41, SmallgateGrade II
93 mKing's Head HotelGrade II
96 mGazebo at South West Corner of the Garden of Number 1Grade II
96 m25, NewmarketGrade II
97 m34, SmallgateGrade II
99 mRetaining Walls of Churchyard of Church of St MichaelGrade II
99 m43 and 45, SmallgateGrade II
100 m23, NewmarketGrade II
104 m2, BallygateGrade II
104 m15, NewmarketGrade II
106 m10, Old MarketGrade II
106 m36, SmallgateGrade II
106 mNorwich Union Assurance GroupGrade II
106 m19, SmallgateGrade II
107 m6 Market StreetGrade II
108 m11, SaltgateGrade II
109 m7, NewmarketGrade II
110 m2, NewmarketGrade II
112 m2 and 4, SmallgateGrade II
113 m2, Old MarketGrade II
117 m4, BallygateGrade II
121 m6 and 8, BallygateGrade II
121 m17, SmallgateGrade II
122 mMidland BankGrade II
124 m15, SmallgateGrade II
125 m30, Pudding MoorGrade II
125 mThe Old National SchoolGrade II
127 m1, Old MarketGrade II
128 mSt Peter's HouseGrade I
131 mNational Provincial BankGrade II
133 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Post Office (Not Included)Grade II
133 m13, SmallgateGrade II
135 m3, BallygateGrade II
136 m3, Old MarketGrade II
136 m10, 12 and 14, BallygateGrade II
136 m11, SmallgateGrade II
139 mPremises Occupied by Gordon Daliston (Adjoining to North of Lloyds BankGrade II
140 mAngel HouseGrade II
142 m15 and 17, Old MarketGrade II
142 m5, Old MarketGrade II
144 m2, NorthgateGrade II
145 m13, Old MarketGrade II
148 m7, Old MarketGrade II
150 mWaveney HouseGrade I
150 mBear and Bells InnGrade II
150 m9, Old MarketGrade II

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 ↗

National park about 108 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.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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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