Esmond House Barons Meadow Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2TY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3081/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of Use from Day Care Facility to Single 2 Bed Bungalow Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 1 Dec 2026, from East Suffolk's recent changes of use.

Documents 10

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING & SUPPORTING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF 26 1713 P 010 REV C PROPOSED PLAN & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 26 1713 P 002 REV B BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 26 1713 P 001 REV C PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 26 1713 EXSP REV B EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 26 1713 EX01 EXISTING ELEVATIONS & PLANS Drawing · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 26 1713 LOC REV A SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 26 1713 P 010 REV B PROPOSED PLAN & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1256 m away: Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm; Conservation area 90 m away: Orford; Inside the Orford built-up area; Heritage coast 18 m away: Suffolk; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP12 2TY
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Rendlesham And Orford
Parish
Orford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Rees Pryer Architects

Decision outlook

Day 31 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 69.

Day 3138 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
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.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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