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Eye Library, 6, Cross Street, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7AB

SCC\0226\17MSFull Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 7 March 2018

Council decision: App/CondsPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Part demolition of office block and construction of library building

Received
11 December 2017
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Hoxne & Eye
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated2 Jan
  3. Consult.31 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 Mar

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Eye Library, 6, Cross Street, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7AB. Suffolk has handled 126 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 4 weeks longer than Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Eye conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,281 applications in total for the IP23 postcode area.

100% of all applications at Suffolk County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP23 7AB
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Eye CP
District
Mid Suffolk District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 January 2018
Consultation expiry
31 January 2018
Consultation end
31 January 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2, Friars Bridge Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1RR

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Eye
  • Listed building: Grade II: Moiety CottageOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Suffolk

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