Grey Cottage Nethergate Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0926/HH - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Householder planning application - a. front boundary wall to replace fence and b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing rear extension) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Grey Cottage
List entry 1376967 · 0 m from the pin · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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 ↗
Special area of conservation 179 m away: Waveney & Little Ouse Valley Fens
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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 179 m away: Weston Fen 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
Inside the Hopton (West Suffolk) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
IP22 2QZ
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Barningham
Parish
Hopton Cum Knettishall
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 7 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 57 for demolitions. Approved, as 89% of demolitions here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14994192
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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