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51 Rockalls Road Polstead Suffolk CO6 5AR

DC/21/03532Householder Planning ApplicationPermitted
Householder

Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of single storey side extension to provide self contained annexe for family members.

Received
21 June 2021
Decided
20 August 2021 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Brett Vale
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received21 Jun
  2. Validated30 Jun
  3. Consult.21 Jul
  4. Target11 Aug
  5. Decided20 Aug

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Babergh Mid Suffolk90% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at 51 Rockalls Road Polstead Suffolk CO6 5AR. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 61 days. This one was decided in 60 days. The site is in the Polstead conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Brett Vale. We hold 2,496 applications in total for the CO6 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/21/03532
Address
51 Rockalls Road Polstead Suffolk CO6 5AR
Postcode
CO6 5AR
Local Authority
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application Type
Householder Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Granted
Ward
Brett Vale
Parish
Polstead

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
2 Southdown Road Hornchurch Essex RM11 1L2

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 June 2021
Consultation Expiry
18 August 2021
Target Decision Date
11 August 2021
Date Decided
20 August 2021
Date Validated
30 June 2021
Date Submitted
21 June 2021
Consultation Start
30 June 2021
Consultation End
21 July 2021
Neighbour Consultation Start
1 July 2021
Neighbour Consultation End
22 July 2021
Last Date for Comments
18 August 2021
Permission Expires
20 August 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
6 July 2021
Advertisement Expiry
27 July 2021
Site Notice Start
28 July 2021
Site Notice End
18 August 2021

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
2
Documents
7
Constraints
6
Coordinates
52.006268, 0.902478
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Polstead
  • National Landscape (AONB): Dedham Vale
  • 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, 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, 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.

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© 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.

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