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Timber Top Sizewell Gap Sizewell Leiston Suffolk IP16 4UH

DC/24/1956/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

New 2-bed single family dwelling with associated amenity space, parking and landscaping, following demolition of outbuildings within existing residential garden.

Received
29 May 2024
Decided
13 November 2024 · Application Refused
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
23
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.26 Sep
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided13 Nov

Decided in 148 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in East Suffolk92% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Timber Top Sizewell Gap Sizewell Leiston Suffolk IP16 4UH. East Suffolk has handled 5,489 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 168 days, 16 weeks longer than East Suffolk's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across Aldeburgh And Leiston. We hold 109 applications in total for the IP16 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/24/1956/FUL
Address
Timber Top Sizewell Gap Sizewell Leiston Suffolk IP16 4UH
Postcode
IP16 4UH
Local Authority
East Suffolk
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Refused
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish
Leiston Cum Sizewell

Applicant & Agent

Agent
TAS Architects
Agent Address
The Forge Main Road Woolverstone Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1AX

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
29 May 2024
Target Decision Date
13 August 2024
Date Decided
13 November 2024
Date Validated
18 June 2024
Date Submitted
29 May 2024
Last Date for Comments
26 September 2024
Committee Meeting
12 November 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Refused
Decided By
Committee Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
23
Documents
63
Coordinates
52.207104, 1.621057
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3358090
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 26 November 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Source: East Suffolk

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Suffolk Coast & Heaths
  • Heritage coast: Suffolk
  • 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, conservation 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 and brownfield registers.

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