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The Six Bells Inn High Street Gislingham Suffolk IP23 8JD

0731/04/Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 22 February 2005

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

BARN CONVERSION TO HOLIDAY LET, SHARING THE EXISTING ACCESS WITH THE PUBLIC HOUSE.

Received
9 June 2004
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Gislingham
  1. Received9 Jun
  2. Validated10 Jun
  3. Consult.27 Dec
  4. Target5 Aug
  5. Decided22 Feb

Decided in 257 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Six Bells Inn High Street Gislingham Suffolk IP23 8JD. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 258 days, 30 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Gislingham. We hold 1,281 applications in total for the IP23 postcode area.

90% of full applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP23 8JD
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Gislingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 June 2004
Consultation expiry
27 December 2004
Consultation start
7 December 2004
Consultation end
27 December 2004
Neighbour consultation start
1 March 2005
Last date for comments
27 December 2004
Target decision date
5 August 2004
Decision issued
28 February 2005

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    12 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/02531

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/04085
  2. 2025
    4 Jun

    Full Planning Application - Installation of 2 no. windows to the first floor living accommodation and 2 no…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/25/02531
  3. 2021
    22 Nov

    Full Planning Application - Change of use of the Six Bells Inn Public House to Veterinary Practice and pet…

    RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDC/21/06315
  4. 2009
    3 Dec

    Erection of fence and gates to front boundary

    ApprovedFull Planning Application3651/09
  5. 2008
    30 Jun

    Erection of extension to existing single storey flat roof side extension to form enlarged toilets and WC…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application2513/08
  6. 2006
    24 Jan

    Siting of recycling bank facilities.

    ApprovedFull Planning Application0207/06

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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