Paddock Barn School Road Westhall Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8QZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2296/AME - Non-material Amendment Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non-Material Amendment of - Construction of new dwelling (following Class Q and full planning approval refs. and ). Removal of existing agricultural barn; change of use of paddock and yard to residential curtilage; and rearrangement of existing outbuildings to serve the new dwelling - Omission of vertical slats from balcony to northern elevation and replacement with glass balustrade. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Officer / Committee Report · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPROVE - NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT Decision Notice · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 340.20 REV B SCHEME 7 - PLANS & ELEVATIONS Revised Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 340.20 REV A PROPOSED FLOOR & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 340.20 REV A *SUPERSEDED* PROPOSED FLOOR & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Documents · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

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Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Non-material Amendment
Postcode
IP19 8QZ
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Halesworth And Blything
Parish
Westhall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Durrant's Building Consultancy

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

4 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