West Stow Hall Icklingham Road West Stow Suffolk IP28 6EY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0735/LB - LB Consent to alter/extend Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for listed building consent- a. structural works to lounge room chimney b. structural stitch repairs to east elevation turret c. installation of brick air vents in Great Hall eastern wall d. re point mortar joints on east elevation turret and north elevation house e. ridge repair roof and gable tiles f. addition of lime render to colonnade first floor elevations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
✓
Validated
17 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 12 Oct 2026; it is now day 84.

Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade I listed: West Stow Hall
List entry 1031269 · 5 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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.
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Historic England ↗
West Stow and Culford Park 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 ↗
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 protection area 238 m away: Breckland
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 238 m away: Breckland Forest SSSI; Priority habitat 30 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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.

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Important details

Application type
LB Consent to alter/extend
Postcode
IP28 6EY
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Risby
Parish
Culford, West Stow & Wordwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Whitworth

Decision outlook

Day 84, past the statutory target. 78% of listed building works in West Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 844 days to the predicted decision (day 88)
37%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
93decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14872081
Planning Portal ref
PP-14872081
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026