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Mead Cottage The Common Mellis IP23 8DR

0947/17Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 3 May 2017

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Demolition of existing conservatory structure to rear elevation. Removal of roof and gable wall of rear lean-to. Erection of single storey sun room to rear. Rear single storey extension with new pitched roof over to former lean-to area. Internal alterations. Replacement window to rear elevation (snug).

Received
8 March 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Gislingham
  1. Received8 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.5 Apr
  4. Target4 May
  5. Decided3 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Mead Cottage The Common Mellis IP23 8DR. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,753 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Mellis conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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.

96% of heritage 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 8DR
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Mellis

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2017
Consultation expiry
13 April 2017
Consultation start
15 March 2017
Consultation end
5 April 2017
Last date for comments
5 April 2017
Target decision date
4 May 2017
Decision issued
4 May 2017

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 March 2017
Site notice start
23 March 2017
Site notice end
13 April 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05892159
Comments
0
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Mellis
  • Listed building: Grade II: Mead CottageOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2017
    8 Mar

    Demolition of existing conservatory structure to rear elevation. Removal of roof and gable wall of rear…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongside0946/17
  2. 2017
    8 Mar

    Demolition of existing conservatory structure to rear elevation. Removal of roof and gable wall of rear…

    This applicationApprovedHeritage0947/17

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