White Lodge Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3706/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Use of existing annex for holiday let accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Dec 2026 and 15 Jan 2027, from East Suffolk's recent changes of use.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SURVEY EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 1 PROPOSED FLOOR, BLOCK & SITE PLANS Drawing · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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.
Public footpath 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Special protection area 158 m away: Deben Estuary
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 736 m away: East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm
The site is 736 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
SSSI 159 m away: Deben Estuary 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Waldringfield 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 1 November 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.

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP12 4QL
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Orwell And Villages
Parish
Waldringfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mullins Dowse Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 76.

Day 1561 days to the predicted decision (day 76)
32%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
153decided 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 3 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023
Paddock Barn Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL
Porch extension and rear infill extensions.
DC/23/0606/FUL
2023
Paddock Barn Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL
Porch extension and rear infill extensions.
DC/23/0606/FUL
2022
Swallowdale Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL
Replace 70 year old summer house now dilapidated with Victorian style Aluminium Greenhouse
DC/22/4668/FUL
2022
Swallowdale Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL
Replace 70 year old summer house now dilapidated with Victorian style Aluminium Greenhouse
DC/22/4668/FUL
2022 Approved
Wayside Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL
Proposed Garden Room
DC/22/0648/FUL
2022 Approved
High River View Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL
T8 of TPO 191/2005 - 1no. Sweet chestnut (elliptical black circle on plan) - Lateral crow…
DC/22/1634/TPO
2022 Approved
High River View Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL
T8 of TPO 191/2005 - 1no. Sweet chestnut (elliptical black circle on plan) - Lateral crow…
DC/22/1634/TPO
2021 Approved
The Old Post Office Sandy Lane Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QY
Construction of a pair of semi-detached dwellings (Existing Dwelling To Be Removed)
DC/21/5409/FUL
2021 Approved
The Old Post Office Sandy Lane Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QY
Construction of a pair of semi-detached dwellings (Existing Dwelling To Be Removed)
DC/21/5409/FUL
2021 Approved
Crow Cottage Cliff Road Waldringfield IP12 4QL
Construction of double garage in front driveway
DC/21/2579/FUL
2021 Approved
Crow Cottage Cliff Road Waldringfield IP12 4QL
Construction of double garage in front driveway
DC/21/2579/FUL
2021 Approved
High River View Cliff Road Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QL
Alterations and extension to existing house.
DC/21/1382/FUL
2021 Approved
High River View Cliff Road Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QL
Alterations and extension to existing house.
DC/21/1382/FUL
2020 Approved
The Old Post Office Sandy Lane Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QY
Alterations and extensions to existing residential dwelling to facilitate conversion into…
DC/20/5128/FUL
2020 Approved
The Old Post Office Sandy Lane Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QY
Alterations and extensions to existing residential dwelling to facilitate conversion into…
DC/20/5128/FUL
2021 Withdrawn
High River View Cliff Road Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QL
TPO SCDC 191:2005 T7 Oak 30% reduction, T8 Sweet Chestnut 30% reduction, remove deadwood…
DC/21/1460/TPO
2021 Withdrawn
High River View Cliff Road Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QL
TPO SCDC 191:2005 T7 Oak 30% reduction, T8 Sweet Chestnut 30% reduction, remove deadwood…
DC/21/1460/TPO
2019 Approved
Crow Cottage Cliff Road Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QL
Internal alterations, new porch, new cladding and driveway reconfiguration.
DC/19/2285/FUL
2018 Approved
Wayside Cliff Road Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QL
Extension to rear of property, side 2 storey extension, enlarged ground floor living area…
DC/18/4932/FUL
2018 Approved
Wayside Cliff Road Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QL
Extension to rear of property, side 2 storey extension, enlarged ground floor living area…
DC/18/4932/FUL
2017 Approved
Harbour View Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL
To pollard Oak T1 to allow new crown to regenerate after previous high pollard caused poo…
DC/17/1117/TPO
2017 Approved
Hermanus Cliff Road Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QL
Proposed replacement dwelling reposition 1.8M forward
DC/17/0703/FUL
2017 Approved
Hermanus Cliff Road Waldringfield Suffolk IP12 4QL
Proposed replacement dwelling reposition 1.8M forward
DC/17/0703/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
Crow Cottage Cliff Road Waldringfield IP12 4QL
Construction of 2no. new private residential dwellings including upgrading of existing ve…
DC/16/5385/FUL
2016 Approved
Harbour View Cliff Road Waldringfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4QL
To remove poorly shaped Norway Maple in TPO G1 group.
DC/16/3899/TPO
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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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