Cherry Tree Cottage 65 High Street Wickham Market Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 0HE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/4227/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of existing garage to sun room with W.C, small side extension to outbuilding, new solar panels to outbuilding roof and erection of new store/garden room Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
3 Nov 2025
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Validated
26 Nov 2025
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Approved
2 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 21

Consultation & comments 11

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF SCCHW - SCC HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT Consultee Comment · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF J D NEIGHBOUR RESPONSE Public Comment · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF SCC COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT Consultee Comment · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Wickham Market 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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1238 m away: The Sizewell C Project; 8 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Wickham Market 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 2 November 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £310,000 in July 2017. Detached house, freehold.

21 July 2017£310,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
14 May 1999£91,000

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

Building

Floor area118 m² (1,270 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (34 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP13 0HE
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Nov 2025
Ward
Wickham Market
Parish
Wickham Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Beanland Associates Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 127 days from validation, 70 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,297decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
3 objecting2 neutral

60% object · below the UK average of 74%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.