Former Barclays Bank Plc New Market Beccles Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/2712/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Various external alterations and improvements, including removal of existing redundant services (fire stairwell, cabling, trunk work) and updating of lighting Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2025
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Validated
17 Jul 2025
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Approved
1 Sept 2025

Approved on 1 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Officer / Committee Report Officer / Committee Report · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Officer / Committee Report Officer / Committee Report · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF APPROVE - FULL APPLICATION Decision Notice · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF ESC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 15

PDF DRAWING ISSUE SCHEDULE Supporting Documents · 17 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 104 REV PL01 EXISTING ATTIC & ROOF PLANS Drawing · 17 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF DRAWING ISSUE SCHEDULE Supporting Documents · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 101 REV PL00 BLOCK PLAN AND SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 103 REV PL00 PROPOSED FIRST & SECOND FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 102 REV PL00 EXISTING BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 113 REV PL00 PROPOSED FIRST & SECOND FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 114 REV PL00 PROPOSED ATTIC & ROOF LAYOUT PLANS Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 112 REV PL00 PROPOSED BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 302 REV PL00 EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 303 REV PL00 EXISTING EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 301 REV PL00 EXISTING N & S ELEVATIONS Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 311 REV PL00 PROPOSED N & S ELEVATIONS Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 312 REV PL00 PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 313 REV PL00 PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF BECCLES TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 13 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 8 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 21 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ESC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 23, Newmarket
List entry 1186918 · 12 m away · 73 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 71 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.
Show the other 73 with distances
Historic England ↗
Beccles 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 ↗
National park 95 m away: The Broads
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Inside the Beccles built-up area; National infrastructure project 1636 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Full Application
Received
9 Jul 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Ward
Beccles And Worlingham
Parish
Beccles
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
1 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Morse Webb Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 11 days faster than East Suffolk's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,297decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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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