Japonica Cottage 18 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1745/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Listed Building Consent - Retention of replacement flat roof of the kitchen, fascia boards, and dome Sky light window and proposed replacement door Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 90.

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF SIDE DOOR ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF KITCHEN WINDOW SIDE ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF BATHROOM WINDOW REARELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF PLAN Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLANS Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATIONPLAN Site Plan · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF ESC DESIGN AND CONSERVATION Consultee Comment · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF PHOTOS OF WORKS BEFORE AND AFTER Photographs · 12 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 16 and 18, Brook Street
List entry 1377036 · 2 m from the pin · 27 more listed buildings within 150 m (27 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 27 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Woodbridge 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 ↗
Special protection area 196 m away: Deben 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 196 m away: Deben Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National landscape 123 m away: Suffolk Coast & Heaths; Inside the Woodbridge built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
IP12 1BE
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Woodbridge
Parish
Woodbridge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 90, past the statutory target. 92% of extensions in East Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 14 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 9034 days past the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
391decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Aug 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
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2025
6 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
25 Crown Place Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BU
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2024 Approved
42 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE
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2024 Approved
42 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE
Listed Building Consent - Insertion of vertical balanced flue and conservation roof light…
DC/24/2246/LBC
2024 Approved
42 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE
Insertion of vertical balanced flue and conservation roof light. Provide services to outb…
DC/24/2245/FUL
2023 Approved
34 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of decayed wooden sash windows. Replicate profiles…
DC/23/2409/LBC
2023 Approved
34 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of decayed wooden sash windows. Replicate profiles…
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2023 Approved
34 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE
Replacement of four existing decayed wooden windows (3 sash, 1 screen) to the front of No…
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2023 Approved
44 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE
Listed Building Consent - Retention of works already undertaken: alter the proposed door…
DC/23/2239/LBC
2023 Approved
44 Brook Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1BE
Listed Building Consent - Retention of works already undertaken: alter the proposed door…
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2022
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Two-storey side extension to create a garage at ground floor level with a bedroom over.
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2022
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2022
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2016 Approved
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East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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