The Annexe Tower End House Yarmouth Road Melton Suffolk IP12 1DE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2554/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of Annexe to holiday let Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 22 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 92.

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF HISTORIC PLANNING DECISION Supporting Documents · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN & ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 12

PDF 3173.21 - HTB- PE - OPT1 REV 3 EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF OVERVIEW OF ESTATE SHOT Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC PLAN Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TITLE PLAN Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SECRET GARDEN BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 3173.21 - HTB- SP - OPT1 REV 4 PLAN SHOWING UTILITIES TO THE ANNEXE Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 3173.21 - HTB- EL - OPT1 REV 3 ELEVATIONS A & B Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 3173.21 - HTB- EL - OPT1 REV 3 ELEVATIONS C & D Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 3173.21 - HTB- PE - OPT1 REV 3 PERSPECTIVES A & B Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HTBMH ANNEXE DIAGRAM SHOWING PADS AND GROUNDWORKS Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS Supporting Documents · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photographs Photographs · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Church of St Andrew
List entry 1253490 · 23 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (12 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 ↗
Melton 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Special protection area 404 m away: Deben Estuary; SSSI 404 m away: Deben Estuary SSSI; National landscape 385 m away: Suffolk Coast & Heaths; Inside the Melton (East Suffolk) built-up area; 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

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP12 1DE
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Melton
Parish
Melton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 92, past the statutory target. 70% of changes of use in East Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 9236 days past the 56-day target
35%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
133decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
1 neutral2 supporting

67% support · above the UK average of 16%

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings