The Old Royal 20 Victoria Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2615/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Oct 2026 and 20 Oct 2026, from East Suffolk's recent demolitions.

Documents 47

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 40

PDF JB/TOR./09 PERMITTED AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/08 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN AND BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/07 PROPOSED SF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/06 PROPOSED FF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/05 PROPOSED GF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/04 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/41 ORIGINAL SF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/40 ORIGINAL FF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/39 ORIGINAL GF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/38 ORIGINAL ELEVATIONS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/37 ORIGINAL ROOF AND BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/36 ORIGINAL BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/35 CURRENT SF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/34 CURRENT FF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/3 CURRENT GF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/3 A PERMITTED AND PROPOSED STREET VIEWS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/32 CURRENT ELEVATIONS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/31 CURRENT ROOF AND BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/30 CURRENT BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/29 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - WINDOW AND DOOR IDENTIFICATION Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/28 FRONT DOOR DETAIL Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/27 DOOR DETAILS S5 W2 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/26 DOOR DETAILS E8 W1 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/25 CASEMENT DETAILS S67 E79 W3 N1234567 G134 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/24 CASEMENT WINDOW DETAILS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/23 CROSS SECTIONS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/02 PERMITTED AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/22 SASH AND CASEMENT WINDOW DETAIL Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/21 CASEMENT WINDOW DETAIL Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/20 SASH WINDOW DETAIL Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/19 GARAGE DOOR DETAILS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/18 FRENCH DOOR DETAILS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/17 DOOR DETAILS Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/13 PERMITTED ROOF PLAN AND BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/12 PERMITTED SF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/11 PERMITTED FF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/10 PERMITTED GF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/01 BLOCK PLAN AND SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF JB/TOR/04 A PERMITTED AND PROPOSED STREET VIEW Drawing · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE TO CONSERVATION ISSUES UNCOVERED Supporting Documents · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF STAGE 1 GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL DESK STUDY REPORT Supporting Documents · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRE APP REPORT Supporting Documents · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STRUCTURAL REPORT Supporting Documents · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Oak Cottage
List entry 1384318 · 30 m away · 42 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 38 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.
Show the other 42 with distances
Historic England ↗
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.
Southwold 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 ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 266 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.
Also on the record
SSSI 487 m away: Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes SSSI; Inside the Southwold built-up area.
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 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.

Building

Floor area155 m² (1,668 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (34 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 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 6JF
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Southwold
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 524 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
100decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Full restoration of the dwelling including masonry paint removal, re-pointing, re-renderi…
DC/24/1995/FUL
2024 Approved
Full restoration of the dwelling including masonry paint removal, re-pointing, re-renderi…
DC/24/1995/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
13 Victoria Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6HZ
Replacement front windows and door and small air conditioning unit to the rear elevation
DC/25/4987/FUL
2025 Approved
13 Victoria Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6HZ
Replacement front windows and door and small air conditioning unit to the rear elevation
DC/25/4987/FUL
2025 Approved
9 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of front windows and door
DC/25/0519/LBC
2025 Approved
9 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Replacement of front windows and door
DC/25/0518/FUL
2025 Approved
9 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of front windows and door
DC/25/0519/LBC
2025 Approved
9 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Replacement of front windows and door
DC/25/0518/FUL
2025 Approved
21 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Conversion and alterations to storage workshop and Class E building, including the constr…
DC/25/1864/FUL
2025 Approved
21 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Conversion and alterations to storage workshop and Class E building, including the constr…
DC/25/1864/FUL
2025 Approved
5 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Listed Building Consent - Replacement windows
DC/25/1977/LBC
2025 Approved
5 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Listed Building Consent - Replacement windows
DC/25/1977/LBC
2025 Refused
9 - 11 Victoria Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6HZ
Listed Building Consent - Removal of existing oak door and replacement with new oak frame…
DC/25/0751/LBC
2025 Refused
9 - 11 Victoria Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6HZ
Listed Building Consent - Removal of existing oak door and replacement with new oak frame…
DC/25/0751/LBC
2025 Approved
88 High Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6DP
Consultation - New pavement licence for 1 table and 2 chairs. Size of seating area in fro…
DC/25/1083/CON
2025 Approved
88 High Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6DP
Consultation - New pavement licence for 1 table and 2 chairs. Size of seating area in fro…
DC/25/1083/CON
2024 Approved
21 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Conversion and extension of existing Class E building to provide a C3 Studio. Replacement…
DC/24/3847/FUL
2024 Approved
21 Church Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JG
Conversion and extension of existing Class E building to provide a C3 Studio. Replacement…
DC/24/3847/FUL
2024 Approved
72B High Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6DN
2no. Buddleja (Buddleja on plan) - Fell
DC/24/3730/TCA
2024 Approved
72B High Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6DN
2no. Buddleja (Buddleja on plan) - Fell
DC/24/3730/TCA
2024 Approved
Crown Hotel 90 High Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6DP
Removal of 2 no. existing rear fire escapes
DC/24/3040/LBC
2024 Approved
Crown Hotel 90 High Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6DP
Removal of 2 no. existing rear fire escapes
DC/24/3039/FUL
2018 Approved
74 High Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6DN
Non Illuminated Advertisement - Vinyl letters to fascia
DC/18/2006/ADN
2017 Approved
Brewery Victoria Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JW
Listed Building Consent - Installation of 16no fermenting vessels at variance to developm…
DC/17/5242/LBC
2017 Approved
Brewery Victoria Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JW
Listed Building Consent - Installation of 16no fermenting vessels at variance to developm…
DC/17/5242/LBC
2017 Approved
Brewery Victoria Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6JW
Installation of 16no fermenting vessels at variance to development approved under plannin…
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2017 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.