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DC/26/02515 - Listed Building Consent Approved
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Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of replacement signage and painting of building exterior. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Validated
15 Jun 2026
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Consultation
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT - GRANT Decision · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF LAXFIELD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF REPLACEMENTS SIGNAGE DETAILS Report · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Report · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Royal Oak Premises licence · in force since 24 Nov 2005 Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: The Royal Oak
List entry 1352232 · 4 m away · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 10 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 ↗
Laxfield 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 ↗
Public footpath 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Laxfield built-up area; National infrastructure project 1034 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 3, 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 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.

Building

Floor area287 m² (3,089 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 58)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
IP13 8DH
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Stradbroke & Laxfield
Parish
Laxfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
JWPC Chartered Town Planners

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
401decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14985880
Planning Portal ref
PP-14985880
Consultation
15 Jun 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.