Abbey Farm Pit Road Letheringham Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7QY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/4964/P3Q - Prior Approval Agriculture to Dwellings Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification - Proposed change of use of a former agricultural building and any land within its curtilage to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouse) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Dec 2025
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Approved
26 Mar 2026

Approved on 26 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 34

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Scheduled monument 20 m away: Letheringham Priory and remains of 17th century walled garden
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Farmbuilding at Abbey Farm, Grade II, 39 m away · 1 Grade I, 2 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 £1,274,552 in May 2023. Other property, freehold.

11 May 2023£1,274,552Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Prior Approval Agriculture to Dwellings
Postcode
IP13 7QY
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Framlingham
Parish
Letheringham
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Mar 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 93 days from validation, 47 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 46 for prior approvals. Approved, as 76% of prior approvals here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
138decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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 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.