1 Station Road Trimley St Mary Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 0TS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0091/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of part of the garden to host parent and child outdoor learning sessions. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jan 2026
Approved
22 May 2026

Approved on 22 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
National landscape 225 m away: Suffolk Coast & Heaths; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Trimley St Mary built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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
Full Application
Postcode
IP11 0TS
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Ward
Orwell And Villages
Parish
Trimley St Mary
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 113 days from validation, 58 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 55 for commercial premises. Approved, as 92% of commercial premises here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
173decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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