2 Church Cottages St James Street Dunwich Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3DX Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2848/FUL - Full Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Side extension and remodelling to an existing residential dwelling with the demolition and rebuilding of an existing garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 24

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer / Committee Report Officer / Committee Report · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF APPROVE - FULL APPLICATION Decision Notice · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 6

PDF ESC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ESC ARBORICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBROICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 14

PDF 101 REV A Site Plan · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 102 REV A EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 103 REV A EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 104 REV A EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 105 REV A EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 110 REV A EXISTING NORTH & SOUTH ELEVATIONS Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 111 REV A EXISTING EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 202 REV B PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 203 REV B PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 204 REV B PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 205 REV B PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 210 REV B PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 211 REV B PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 12426-D-AIA EXISTING & PROPOSED TREE PLANS Drawing · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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.
Dunwich 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 ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Scheduled monument 22 m away: Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich
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 ↗
National nature reserve 43 m away: Suffolk Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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 4. 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.
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
Nearest: Church of St James, Grade II, 51 m away · 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 228 m away: Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes SSSI; Priority habitat 18 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area110 m² (1,184 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (40 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP17 3DX
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Wrentham, Wangford And Westleton
Parish
Dunwich
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kirby Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
102decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Sewage Pumping Station St James Street Dunwich Suffolk
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
Leet Hill St James Street Dunwich Suffolk IP17 3DU
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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2022
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.