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The Old Rectory Rectory Road Sweffling Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 2BG

DC/26/0058/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Minor internal alterations to the ground floor of the north range, construction of a small extension within the existing service courtyard and formation of a new opening in the service courtyard wall to allow a better connection to the garden.

Received
8 January 2026
Decision due
12 March 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
Framlingham
  1. Received8 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target12 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at The Old Rectory Rectory Road Sweffling Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 2BG. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 8 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Framlingham. 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 2BG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sweffling

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026
Last date for comments
26 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Project Orange
Architect profile
PROJECT ORANGE LIMITED
Agent address
Hidden House Hall Road Lavenham Suffolk CO10 9QU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
30

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.

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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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    8 Jan

    Minor internal alterations to the ground floor of the north range, construction of a small extension within…

    This applicationPendingFullDC/26/0058/FUL
  2. 2026
    8 Jan

    Listed Building Consent - Minor internal alterations to the ground floor of the north range, construction of…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/26/0059/LBC

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