Greenacres The Green Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1031/HH - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Householder planning application - a. porch to front elevation b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory and rear extension) c. outbuilding to provide ancillary accommodation b. replacement windows and doors to front and side elevations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Validated
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegation Panel · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 49

Consultation & comments 44

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PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗
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PDF PARISH COUNCIL - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗
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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Old Forge Cottage
List entry 1279197 · 22 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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Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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Priority habitat 32 m away: Lowland meadows.
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.

Building

Floor area84 m² (904 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
IP29 5NP
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Horringer
Parish
Hawstead
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegation Panel
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 22 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 57 for demolitions. Approved, as 93% of demolitions here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
105decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15012902
Planning Portal ref
PP-15012902
Consultation
17 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Jul 2026
Committee
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
8 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

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.