Seahorse Cottage 7 Crabbe Street Aldeburgh Suffolk IP15 5BW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/4489/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed Dormer & First Floor Sun Deck Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Nov 2025
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Approved
11 Feb 2026

Approved on 11 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 21

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF ALDEBURGH TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK & ESSEX COAST & HEATHS Consultee Comment · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
Aldeburgh conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Special protection area 144 m away: Outer Thames 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.
National infrastructure project 1037 m away: Sea Link
The site is 1037 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, awaiting the Secretary of State's decision.
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 ↗
Also on the record
12 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 310 m away: Leiston - Aldeburgh SSSI; Inside the Aldeburgh built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £900,000 in December 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

17 December 2024£900,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
22 December 2016£425,000
14 April 2008£325,000

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

Building

Floor area70 m² (753 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (14 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 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
IP15 5BW
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish
Aldeburgh
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
11 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Tony Ryder Design
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 83 days from validation, 26 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,297decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.