Church House The Common Southwold Suffolk IP18 6HR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/3951/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with a new orangery, almost on the same footprint but with a slight variation in shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2025
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Approved
22 Dec 2025

Approved on 22 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 11

Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Southwold 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 ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
22 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Old House (Number 49), Grade II, 45 m away · 2 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 22 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Public footpath 29 m away; Special area of conservation 414 m away: Outer Thames Estuary; Heritage at risk 45 m away: Church of the Sacred Heart and attached presbytery, Wymering Road; SSSI 376 m away: Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes SSSI; Inside the Southwold built-up area; National infrastructure project 1986 m away: LionLink Interconnector, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 £1,285,000 in May 2019. Detached house, freehold.

1 May 2019£1,285,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area179 m² (1,927 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP18 6HR
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Southwold
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Southwold Building & Design Consultancy Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 68 days from validation, 11 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,297decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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.