Rookery Farm Cottages The Street South Elmham St Margaret Harleston Suffolk IP20 0PR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3169/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Listed Building Consent - Removal of blown and cracking cement render, removal of internal cement blocks, removal and replacement of rotten or broken oak studs, strengthening with softwood framing between studs and plates, removal of interior surfaces. Making good inner surface of wall with 12mm plasterboard and 3mm skim. Infill between studs with l00mm mineral wool, cover studs with eighteen mm OSB 3 overlaid with a layer of Tyvek, batten and board over with 15mm wood fibre carrier/insulation Board, and mesh. Pre-screed plaster undercoat and two layers of lime render, totalling approximately 16mm. Paint over with breathable mineral paint. Replacement of 2n° windows (see elevations) with accoya frames and slime-line double glazing. Repair of various other windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 22 Nov 2026, from East Suffolk's recent listed building works.

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Rookery Cottages
List entry 1198048 · 5 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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Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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) agrees.
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.
Also on the record
Open access land 11 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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 area100 m² (1,076 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach A
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
IP20 0PR
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Bungay And Wainford
Parish
South Elmham All Saints And St Nicholas
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides listed building works by day 57.

Day 2334 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
49%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
107decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.