1 & 3 The Island Lower Street Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6JT Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/04368 - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Reconfiguration and extension of Nos. 1 and 3 The Island to provide 3no. one-bedroom visitor cottages; Change of use of land to a seasonal outdoor wedding ceremony space including seasonal canopy and erection of ceremony pavilion building. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 07:51

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Application progress

✓

Received

7 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

8 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

13 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Dec 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 15

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Idle Waters, the Island

List entry 1198589 · 18 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 2 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 3 with distances

61 mLe TalboothGrade II*
112 mGunhill CottagesGrade II
132 mThe WildernessGrade II

Historic England ↗

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Dedham Vale 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.

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

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.

National infrastructure project 523 m away: Norwich to Tilbury

The site is 523 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Conservation area 35 m away: Stratford St. Mary; Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 26 m away (natural high ground); Priority habitat 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 area75 m² (807 sq ft)

Energy ratingF (32 out of 100), could reach D

PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2026, 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 6JT
Received: 7 Oct 2026
Validated: 8 Oct 2026
Ward: Brett Vale
Parish: Stratford St Mary
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: 37 Architects

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target

61%decided within 8 weeks

77%approved

143decided 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15277857
Planning Portal ref: PP-15277857
Neighbours: 14 Oct 2026
Consultation: 13 Oct 2026
Comments by: 10 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

Idle Waters 4 The Island Lower Street Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6JT

Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1 Ash - Deadwood, T2 Willow - Re…

DC/18/02832 19 Jul 2018

2018 Approved

Idle Waters 4 The Island Lower Street Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6JT

Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1 Ash - Deadwood, T2 Willow - Re…

DC/18/02832 19 Jul 2018

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

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.

1 & 3 The Island Lower Street Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6JT Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 15

Statements & assessments 6

Plans & drawings 1

Application forms 1

Other documents 7

Site constraints 10

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