The Woodlands Finningham Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3BQ
Approved on 17 December 2024
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions
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Proposal
Householder application - Demolish front porch, repair/rebuild 3 no. chimney stacks, reinstate former door in rear elevation, widen 3 no. windows, demolish brick lean-to to outbuilding.
- Received
- 30 July 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Walsham-le-Willows
- Agent
- Adam Power Associates (Rickinghall)
- ReceivedReceived30 Jul
- ValidatedValidated1 Aug
- Consult.Consultation3 Oct
- TargetTarget Date10 Dec
- DecidedDecided17 Dec
Decided in 138 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a porch at The Woodlands Finningham Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3BQ. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 13 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Walsham le Willows conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Walsham-le-Willows. We hold 1,715 applications in total for the IP31 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
- IP31 3BQ
- Application type
- Householder Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Walsham Le Willows
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 August 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 3 October 2024
- Consultation start
- 12 September 2024
- Consultation end
- 3 October 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 2 August 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 August 2024
- Last date for comments
- 3 October 2024
- Target decision date
- 10 December 2024
- Permission expires
- 17 December 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Adam Power Associates (Rickinghall)
- Agent address
- The Old Chapel The Street Rickinghall IP221BN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 131 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 14 August 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 September 2024
- Site notice start
- 12 August 2024
- Site notice end
- 2 September 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 40
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Walsham le Willows
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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Associated applications
- 202430 Jul
Householder application - Demolish front porch, repair/rebuild 3 no. chimney stacks, reinstate former door in…
This applicationApprovedFullDC/24/03403 - 202430 Jul
Application for Listed Building Consent - Re-render all elevations, re-roof main house and lean-to, demolish…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/24/03404
Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202531 Oct
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/03404
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/04845 - 202529 Oct
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03144
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/04808 - 202519 Sep
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/03404
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/04197 - 202514 Jul
Application for Listed Building Consent - Restore 3 dormer windows to attic rooms.
ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/03144 - 202512 Jun
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/03404
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/02678 - 202520 Mar
Application for Listed Building Consent - Re-opening 1No fireplace recess, restoring 1No rooflight to attic…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/01329 - 202512 Feb
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/03404
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/00653 - 202327 Nov
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 6 No. Leylandii (G01), Fell 30 No. Leylandii…
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con AreaDC/23/05502
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