152A High Street Aldeburgh Suffolk IP15 5AQ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2611/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of first floor from gallery space to residential; create second floor; insert patio doors on the second floor to the rear and create a balcony over the existing rear bay window; insert dormer windows to the north and south side elevations; create an integral, partially open-fronted first floor terrace on the south elevation; raise the height of the rear chimney. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 95.

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: The Suffolk
List entry 1269736 · 13 m away · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (13 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 ↗
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.
Aldeburgh 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Special protection area 129 m away: Outer Thames Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1332 m away: Sea Link; Inside the Aldeburgh built-up area.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP15 5AQ
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish
Aldeburgh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 95, past the statutory target. 66% 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 Nov 2026.

Day 9539 days past the 56-day target
32%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
153decided in the last year

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

Public comments

6comments received
6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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