Hand Car Wash Montrose Service Garage London Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9YU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/3495/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a two-storey, 66-bed care home for the elderly with associated access, parking, landscaping, and ancillary buildings, following the demolition of existing garages and associated structures Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Sept 2025
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Validated
2 Oct 2025
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Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 105

Statements & assessments 29

PDF SCC LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ESC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG ASSESSMENT Biodiversity Net Gain · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC Biodiversity Net Gain · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF VERSION C TRANSPORT STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF LRBE-BSP-XX-XX-T-W-0001-P02 DRAINAGE STRATEGY Supporting Documents · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - TRANSPORT STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SCC LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ESC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF HABITAT REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC Biodiversity Net Gain · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU A-02 REV A TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF HUDU RAPID HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT MATRIX Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - DRAINAGE STRATEGY Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF LRBE-BSP-ZZ-XX-DR-C-0240 REV P03 DRAINAGE LAYOUT Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF P.2253.25.T01 TREE SURVEY Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF P.2253.25.T03 ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT SURVEY REPORT Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU A-02 REV C TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC CALCULATION Biodiversity Net Gain · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT Biodiversity Net Gain · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 29

PDF 25_378_L001 C PROPOSED SOFT LANDSCAPE LAYOUT Revised Drawing · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF A-03 REV G PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Revised Drawing · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 25_387_L001 REV B SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED SOFT LANDSCAPE LAYOUT Revised Drawing · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU - A-.05.1-A PROPOSED INTERNAL ELEVATIONS Revised Drawing · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU - A-.05.A PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Revised Drawing · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU -A-03 REV F SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Revised Drawing · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU - A-03 REV F PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Revised Drawing · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 25_378_L001 A PROPOSED SOFT LANDSCAPE LAYOUT Drawing · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 09383.GA.01 C PROPOSED ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS AND SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS Drawing · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SECTION 106 Consultee Comment · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU A-04-1 PROPOSED FF PLAN Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU A-04 PROPOSED GF PLAN Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU A-04-2 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU A-05 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU A-05-1 PROPOSED INTERNAL ELEVATIONS Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLAN Supporting Documents · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU - A-01 - C - LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CP-07 SOAKAWAY TEST LOCATIONS Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 5490/X EXPLORATORY HOLE PLAN Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PV-01 PV BATTERY HOUSING Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PV-01A PV BATTERY HOUSING Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF REV A LINEAR SHELTER Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SDL-033A BIN STORE DETAIL Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SDL-090.4A ELECTRIC METER HOUSE - GARDEN STORE Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU A-06-4 3D VIEW - MAIN ENTRANCE Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF A06.5 3D RENDERING REAR ELEVATION Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF A06.7 3D RENDERING SITE ENTRANCE Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NR34 9YU A-03 REV E SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 25_387_L001 SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED SOFT LANDSCAPE LAYOUT Drawing · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 27

PDF BECCLES TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC S106 Consultee Comment · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT Consultee Comment · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND - ANNEX A Consultee Comment · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND - HRA RECORD Consultee Comment · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER Consultee Comment · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ESC TREES & LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC S106 Consultee Comment · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE Consultee Comment · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ESC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE TO EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE. Supporting Documents · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE TO ACOUSTIC QUERIES Supporting Documents · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ESC TREES AND LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF AGENT RESPONSE TO CONSULTEE COMMENTS Supporting Documents · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF VENTA ACOUSTICS RESPONSE TO CONSULTEE COMMENTS Supporting Documents · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE Consultee Comment · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ESC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF BECCLES TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ESC TREES & LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SCC S106 Consultee Comment · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SCC FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE Consultee Comment · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Beccles built-up area; National infrastructure project 1064 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NR34 9YU
Received
12 Sept 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Beccles And Worlingham
Parish
Beccles
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
LNT Construction Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 225 days from validation, 168 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

1comment received
1 supporting

30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Jan 2026
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