5 Hill View Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PY

DC/26/0095/HHHouseholder ApplicationRefused

Householder

Refused on 24 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse applicationDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Householder planning application - render to all external walls

Received: 22 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: West Suffolk Council
Ward: Chedburgh And Chevington
Agent: Phil Cobbold Planning Ltd

ReceivedReceived22 Jan
ValidatedValidated29 Jan
Consult.Consultation20 Feb
TargetTarget Date26 Mar
DecidedDecided24 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 5 Hill View Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PY. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Lidgate conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Chedburgh And Chevington. 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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Why it was refused

Policies SP4, LP9 and LP17 emphasise the importance of development respecting and enhancing the established character and appearance of localities. The application site is a semi-detached property which mirrors the character and appearance of the property that it is attached to. It is situated opposite a pair of semi-detached dwellings which also mirror the character and appearance of the application site. Hill View overall has a consistent character and appearance which is reflective of the time in which these dwellings were built and their uniformity, with a brown and red brick exterior with brown tile roofs, is a key aspect of this character. Planning and Growth, West Suffolk Council, West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3YU The proposed render would disrupt the established uniformity of the semi detached pair and the wider street scene, creating a visually intrusive imbalance that harms the character and appearance of both the dwellings, the locality, and the Lidgate Conservation Area. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies SP4, LP9, LP17 and LP37 of the Local Plan and the requirements of Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: CB8 9PY
Application type: Householder Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Lidgate

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 11 March 2026
Consultation start: 30 January 2026
Consultation end: 20 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 28 February 2026
Target decision date: 26 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Phil Cobbold Planning Ltd
Agent address: Phil Cobbold Planning Ltd 138 High Road Trimley St Mary IP11 0SU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 6 February 2026
Advertisement expiry: 27 February 2026
Site notice start: 18 February 2026
Site notice end: 11 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14641298
Documents: 7
Constraints: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Lidgate
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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, 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.

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

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Source: West Suffolk

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