Wainford House 1 - 3 Saltgate Beccles Suffolk NR34 9AN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/4017/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Change of Use and Conversion of Wainford House, a class C2 care home, to nine class C3 residential flats Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2025
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Validated
29 Oct 2025
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Approved
23 Dec 2025

Approved on 23 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 20

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 1, Saltgate
List entry 1186943 · 2 m away · 61 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 56 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 61 with distances
Historic England ↗
Beccles 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 ↗
National park 49 m away: The Broads
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Inside the Beccles built-up area; National infrastructure project 1762 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 £492,603 in March 2024. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

31 March 2024£492,603Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
1 June 2007£600,000Detached house

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

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
NR34 9AN
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
29 Oct 2025
Ward
Beccles And Worlingham
Parish
Beccles
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Lone Wolf Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 6 days faster than East Suffolk's median of 61 for listed building works. Approved, as 99% of listed building works here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
184decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.