The Watermill Thetford Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2JN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1018/LB - LB Consent to alter/extend Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for listed building consent - a. convert outbuilding to studio b. repairs to outbuilding c. new greenhouse d. new garden store e. replacement sluice bridge Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 18 Sept 2026; it is now day 94.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 8

Grade II* listed: Water Mill and Mill House
List entry 1376833 · 2 m away · 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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Historic England ↗
Ixworth 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Flood defence 8 m away (natural high ground); Priority habitat 5 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Ixworth 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. 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 2

Last sold for £1,450,000 in December 2024. Detached house, freehold.

10 December 2024£1,450,000
17 August 2018£925,000

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
IP31 2JN
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Ixworth
Parish
Ixworth & Ixworth Thorpe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Whitworth

Decision outlook

Day 94, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use 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 7 Oct 2026.

Day 9438 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
57decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15065015
Planning Portal ref
PP-15065015
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 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.