Waldringfield House Sandy Lane Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3091/VOC - Variation of Conditions Awaiting decision

Proposal

Variation of Condition No. 2 of DC/26/0031/FUL - Extension to existing garage/annexe building and formation of a new vehicular access (existing 2 number accesses to be sealed). - Change approved drawings 6584 1B and 6584 5 to 6584 1D and 6584 8 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 27 Oct 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 9

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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
National infrastructure project 390 m away: East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm
The site is 390 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area 343 m away: Deben Estuary; SSSI 343 m away: Deben Estuary SSSI; Inside the Waldringfield built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area251 m² (2,702 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (38 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Variation of Conditions
Postcode
IP12 4QY
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Orwell And Villages
Parish
Waldringfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mullins Dowse Architects Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.