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Wingfield House Market Place Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1AG

DC/16/3673/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 27 October 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Repair of existing listed structures (Wingfield House) demolition of disused public toilets and out building erect pair 3 storey dwellings. Provision of off road parking.

Received
5 September 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Saxmundham
Agent
Hollins Architects & Surveyors
  1. Received5 Sep
  2. Validated5 Sep
  3. Consult.17 Oct
  4. Target30 Oct
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Wingfield House Market Place Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1AG. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than East Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Saxmundham. We hold 1,357 applications in total for the IP17 postcode area.

93% of full applications at East Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP17 1AG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Saxmundham

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 September 2016
Consultation expiry
17 October 2016
Consultation start
26 September 2016
Consultation end
17 October 2016
Neighbour consultation end
17 October 2016
Last date for comments
17 October 2016
Target decision date
30 October 2016
Permission expires
27 October 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hollins Architects & Surveyors
Agent address
4A Market Hill Framlingham Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 9BA

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 September 2016
Advertisement expiry
12 October 2016
Site notice start
15 September 2016
Site notice end
5 October 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05447737
Documents
30
Constraints
32

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Saxmundham
  • Listed building: Grade II: Wingfield HouseOn this site · +3 more
  • 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: East Suffolk

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