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The Queens Head Queens Road Erwarton IP9 1LN

DC/23/01002Full Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 24 July 2023

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Planning Application. Change of Use from Public House (Sui Generis) to Residential (C3)

Received
1 March 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
58
Ward
Ganges
  1. Received1 Mar
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.20 Apr
  4. Target23 Jun
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 144 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Queens Head Queens Road Erwarton IP9 1LN. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 145 days, 14 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Ganges. We hold 834 applications in total for the IP9 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
IP9 1LN
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Erwarton

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2023
Consultation expiry
20 April 2023
Consultation start
30 March 2023
Consultation end
20 April 2023
Neighbour consultation start
6 March 2023
Neighbour consultation end
27 March 2023
Last date for comments
20 April 2023
Target decision date
23 June 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
113 days

Publicity

Last advertised
14 March 2023
Advertisement expiry
4 April 2023
Site notice start
15 March 2023
Site notice end
5 April 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference
AP/23/00099
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed with Conditions

Appeal history

3332753
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 December 2024Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11706884
Documents
56
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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. 2024
    30 Dec

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/01002

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/24/05582
  2. 2023
    1 Mar

    Planning Application. Change of Use from Public House (Sui Generis) to Residential (C3)

    This applicationRefusedFullDC/23/01002

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    20 Jul

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Internal changes to the ground floor and first floor of the…

    ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/03236
  2. 2019
    13 Oct

    Planning Application - Change of use from Public House class (A4) to residential class use (C3)

    RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDC/19/04823
  3. 2016
    16 Jun

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Reduce height of remnant bakehouse chimney & roof over to match…

    RefusedListed building consentB/16/00819
  4. 2016
    16 Jun

    Removal of chimney

    ApprovedHouseholderB/16/00818
  5. 2011
    13 Apr

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Render and paint part of exterior & internal alterations, as…

    ApprovedListed building consentB/11/00487
  6. 2002
    20 Jun

    Application for listed building consent - Removal of existing front conservatory and erection of a single…

    ApprovedListed building consentB//02/01034

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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