White Horse Hopton Road Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1JN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0663/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Planning application - a. partial change of use of public house (sui generis) to provide seven bed and breakfast guest rooms (class C1) b. extension to public house c. one flat for manager accommodation d. amendments to parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Consultation
18 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 144.

The consultation period closed on 13 Jun 2026.

Documents 26

Consultation & comments 14

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 26 Jul 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PARISH COUNCIL - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Agricultural land, grade 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Marycot, Grade II, 38 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 349 m away: Waveney & Little Ouse Valley Fens; Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 349 m away: Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens SSSI.
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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £240,000 in March 2024. Other property, freehold.

1 March 2024£240,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area303 m² (3,261 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 101)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP22 1JN
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Barningham
Parish
Thelnetham
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Goose Architecture Ltd
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 144, 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 8 Oct 2026.

Day 14488 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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14889878
Planning Portal ref
PP-14889878
Consultation
18 May 2026
Comments by
13 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 May 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Jul 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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.