Hermitage Cottage Quintons Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/04142 - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision
Change of use

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Change of use of a dwellinghouse (C3) to a care home (C2) for up to four children Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF 2500 POLICY CHILDRENS HOMES - SAFEGUARDING & CHILD PROTECTION JUNE 2025 Other · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 2300A POLICY - ENGLAND CHILDRENS HOMES - MISSING FROM HOME Other · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Hermitage, Grade II, 35 m away · 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1090 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; National landscape 291 m away: Dedham Vale; Inside the East Bergholt built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 6 October 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 2

Last sold for £427,500 in August 2009. Detached house, freehold.

27 August 2009£427,500
1 October 1996£83,750

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

Building

Floor area209 m² (2,250 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (72 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no 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

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CO7 6RB
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
East Bergholt
Parish
East Bergholt
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
126decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15241942
Planning Portal ref
PP-15241942
Neighbours
30 Sept 2026
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 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

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2025 Withdrawn
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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DC/23/05535
2023 Approved
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DC/23/05313
2023 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Listed Building Consent - Erection of single storey side extension.
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2019 Approved
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Householder Application - Erection of single storey side extension.
DC/19/05929
2019 Approved
The Linnets Quintons Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RB
Listed Building Consent - Erection of single storey side extension.
DC/19/05930
2019 Approved
The Linnets Quintons Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RB
Householder Application - Erection of single storey side extension.
DC/19/05929
2019 Approved
The Linnets Quintons Road East Bergholt Suffolk CO7 6RB
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of a single storey side extension.
DC/19/04160
2019 Approved
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Householder Planning Application - Erection of single storey side extension.
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2019 Approved
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Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of a single storey side extension.
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2019 Approved
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Householder Planning Application - Erection of single storey side extension.
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Erection of single-storey rear extension
B/16/00221
2020 Approved
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DC/20/01901
2020 Approved
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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.