The Old Rectory Hargrave Road Little Saxham Suffolk IP29 5LH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1577/HH - Householder Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Householder planning application - a. single-storey side link extension following demolition of existing lean-to extension b. insertion of three roof lights to the side roof slope c. insertion of two windows in the rear elevation of the existing outbuilding d. replacement of existing door in the side elevation of the outbuilding e. conversion of existing stable building to pool house with insertion of a new window and door in the rear elevation f. alteration and conversion of existing cart lodge to provide additional pool house accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Dec 2026, from West Suffolk's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 2

Grade II listed: The Old Rectory and Attached Wall to the North
List entry 1031408 · 1 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
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) agrees.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 October 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
Householder Application
Postcode
IP29 5LH
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Barrow
Parish
The Saxhams
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wincer Kievenaar Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1245 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15269130
Planning Portal ref
PP-15269130
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Comments by
20 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
30 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026