School Cottage The Street Hepworth Suffolk IP22 2PS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0027/LB - LB Consent to alter/extend Approved

Proposal

Application for listed building consent - a. replacement of polycarbonate roof with a solid insulated roof incorporating two roof lights, b. replacement front door Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jan 2026
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Validated
20 Jan 2026
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Consultation
20 Jan 2026
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Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 23

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Hepworth 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £260,000 in August 2012. Semi-detached house, freehold.

17 August 2012£260,000

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
LB Consent to alter/extend
Postcode
IP22 2PS
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Barningham
Parish
Hepworth
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 8 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
405decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14603947
Planning Portal ref
PP-14603947
Consultation
20 Jan 2026
Comments by
24 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
3 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Mar 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.