2 Hilltop Cottage Long Green Wortham Diss Suffolk IP22 1PW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/01392 - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent - Retrospective application for a full roof replacement Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Consultation
28 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 16 Sept 2026; it is now day 111. The consultation period closed on 7 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Hill Top Cottages
List entry 1352259 · 2 m from the pin · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Public footpath 29 m away; Inside the Wortham built-up area; Priority habitat 17 m away: Lowland dry acid grassland; Open access land 19 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
IP22 1PW
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Gislingham
Parish
Wortham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Prestige Roof Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 111, past the statutory target. 95% of extensions in Babergh Mid Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 14 Sept 2026.

Day 11155 days past the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
513decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
28 May 2026
Comments by
7 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026