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DC/26/1108/CLP - Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev Approved

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use from residential dwelling (class C3) to children's care home (class C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Validated
27 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Oct 2026

Approved on 29 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 29 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Special protection area 6 m away: Breckland
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 6 m away: Breckland Forest SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Sssi
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Brandon (West Suffolk) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 £395,000 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.

24 October 2025£395,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
28 February 2006£286,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area178 m² (1,916 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev
Postcode
IP27 0HP
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Brandon Central
Parish
Brandon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rose Consulting

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 4 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 59 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
68decided 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.

Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15090371
Planning Portal ref
PP-15090371
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.