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Christmas Cottage The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DT

DC/22/02056Householder Planning ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 12 September 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of annexed accommodation ancillary to dwelling (following demolition of garage).

Received
19 April 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Gislingham
Agent
Philip Morphy Architects
  1. Received19 Apr
  2. Validated19 Jul
  3. Consult.23 Aug
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided12 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Christmas Cottage The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DT. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 146 days, 14 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Mellis conservation area, with 4 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 1,283 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 8DT
Application type
Householder Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Mellis

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 July 2022
Consultation expiry
24 August 2022
Consultation start
2 August 2022
Consultation end
23 August 2022
Neighbour consultation start
20 July 2022
Neighbour consultation end
10 August 2022
Last date for comments
24 August 2022
Target decision date
30 August 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Philip Morphy Architects
Agent address
Shop Lane Woodbridge IP13 0BD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 July 2022
Advertisement expiry
17 August 2022
Site notice start
3 August 2022
Site notice end
24 August 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11201938
Documents
10
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Mellis
  • Listed building: Grade II: The 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.

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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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2022
    10 Nov

    Householder Application - Erection of annexed accommodation ancillary to host dwelling, erection of wall and…

    ApprovedHouseholderRelatedDC/22/05617
  2. 2022
    19 Apr

    Householder Application - Erection of annexed accommodation ancillary to dwelling (following demolition of…

    This applicationRefusedFullDC/22/02056

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    18 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/05617

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/23/04389

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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