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Willow Cottage Queen Street Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QB

DC/25/1755/HHHouseholder ApplicationAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of rear wall and alterations to existing rear extension), b. replacement roof tiles on existing side extension, c. garage conversion and extension, insertion of 9 solar PV array on roof of garage, d. replacement of timber casement and timber sash windows, e. replacement of cement render with lime render, f. installation of air conditioning unit, g. removal of chimney stacks and replacement with taller pots

Received
11 November 2025
Decision due
26 January 2026
Ward
Withersfield
Agent
Optimum Architecture
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated28 Nov
  3. Consult.4 Jan
  4. Target26 Jan
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 4 January.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Willow Cottage Queen Street Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QB. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Withersfield. We hold 1,572 applications in total for the CB8 postcode area.

94% of full applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CB8 9QB
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cowlinge

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 November 2025
Consultation expiry
5 January 2026
Consultation start
4 December 2025
Consultation end
4 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
31 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Optimum Architecture
Agent address
Optimum Architecture Nags Corner Nayland Colchester CO6 4LT

Planning decision

Statutory period
59 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 December 2025
Advertisement expiry
5 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13961875
Documents
15
Constraints
6

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. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

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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Source: West Suffolk

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