3 The Old Hospital Field Stile Road Southwold Suffolk IP18 6LD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of two spaces. 1) Business Use Class B1 E(g)(i) to Gym Use Class E(d); 2) Part change of use of the Nursery E(f) to Staff Office E(g)(i) and Gym E(d). Installation of three air conditioning units; Retrospective change to the boundary treatment; and Installation of a cycle rack. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026
Documents 21
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 8
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
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Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- IP18 6LD
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Southwold
- Parish
- Southwold
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 17 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, 6 days faster than East Suffolk's median of 69 for changes of use. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →
Public comments
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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