Oak Cottage Blackheath Road Wenhaston With Mells Hamlet Halesworth Suffolk IP19 9HD
Approved on 18 February 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)14 conditions
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Proposal
Demolish existing double garage and build a new two-bedroom bungalow in part garden of Oak Cottage
- Received
- 1 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Halesworth And Blything
- ReceivedReceived1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated17 Dec
- Consult.Consultation30 Jan
- TargetTarget Date11 Feb
- DecidedDecided18 Feb
Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Oak Cottage Blackheath Road Wenhaston With Mells Hamlet Halesworth Suffolk IP19 9HD. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than East Suffolk's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Halesworth And Blything. We hold 922 applications in total for the IP19 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
- IP19 9HD
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wenhaston
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 30 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 February 2026
- Permission expires
- 18 February 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 29 Consort Avenue Rackheath Norwich Norfolk NR13 6FQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 28
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
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, 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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202214 Jun
Demolish existing double garage and build a new two bedroom bungalow in part garden
PendingFull ApplicationDC/22/2387/FUL - 202214 Feb
Non-material Amendment of DC/19/1346/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentDC/22/0595/AME - 201916 May
Demolish existing double garage and build a new two bedroom bungalow in part garden of Oak Cottage.
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/19/2001/FUL - 201927 Mar
Reduce existing rear extension and rebuild to a larger footprint with roof lights to rear and existing…
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/19/1346/FUL - 201921 Feb
Demolish existing double garage and build a new three bedroom, one and a half storey dwelling in part garden…
WithdrawnFull ApplicationDC/19/0774/FUL
Source: East Suffolk
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- 11.0 miHarleston
- 14.8 miWoodbridge
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Find contractors for demolition near this site- James Miller ElectricalElectrician2.1 mi
- Earl Electrical ServicesElectrician2.4 mi
- Kevin Townsend LTD T/A Townsend ElectricalElectrician3.2 mi
- Waveney Windows LtdConservatoriesWindow & Door Installers3.3 mi
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