Hill House Newbourne Road Bucklesham Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0BU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2110/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land to residential curtilage and erection of detached ancillary garden room/home office Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Validated
27 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Sept 2026

Documents 19

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Hill Farmhouse
List entry 1377369 · 1 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Public bridleway 29 m away; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1562 m away: East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm.
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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area245 m² (2,637 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (17 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP10 0BU
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Orwell And Villages
Parish
Bucklesham
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, 11 days faster than East Suffolk's median of 69 for changes of use. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
132decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Sept 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

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.