Merrow Cottage Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0309/LB - LB Consent to alter/extend Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for listed building consent - demolish remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire and reinstate one dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Feb 2026
Consultation
18 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Jun 2026; it is now day 199. The consultation period closed on 1 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Ghent Cottage Merrow Cottage the Cottage Timberscombe
List entry 1031312 · 12 m from the pin · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (9 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 ↗
Bardwell 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bardwell built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
LB Consent to alter/extend
Postcode
IP31 1AS
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Bardwell
Parish
Bardwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gateley Smithers Purslow

Decision outlook

Day 199, past the statutory target. 88% of demolitions in West Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 199143 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
8%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14730330
Consultation
18 May 2026
Comments by
1 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
20 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Apr 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