Priory Paddocks Nursing Home Priory Lane Darsham Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3QD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of existing Nursing Home to Aparthotel and associated works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 149.
Documents 30
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 15
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 1
Last sold for £1,930,000 in April 2026. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- IP17 3QD
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Wrentham, Wangford And Westleton
- Parish
- Darsham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Brooks Architects Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 149, past the statutory target. 71% 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 5 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →
Public comments
70% object · below the UK average of 74%
Last counted 5 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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