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Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

Granted Babergh DC/25/05444 Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Planning Application - Change of use of annex to 1no dwelling (retention of)

As published by the council, reference DC/25/05444

Application record

Reference
DC/25/05444
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Decided
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Bacton
Parish
Cotton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP14 4RA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Babergh register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/01644 Granted

    Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05444 - Condition 2 (Hard Surfacing and Cycle shed), 3 (Vehicular parking and Electric vehicle charging point) and 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)

    Decided 9 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • DC/25/03670 Awaiting decision

    Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    Planning Application. Change of use of annexe to 1no dwelling

    Submitted 18 Aug 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2025

    Received by Babergh

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DC/26/01644 Granted

    Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05444 - Condition 2 (Hard Surfacing and Cycle shed), 3 (Vehicular parking and Electric vehicle charging point) and 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)

    Decided 9 Jun 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Phil Cobbold Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Felixstowe

Active · incorporated 2015 · Felixstowe

124 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 72% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

21 documents on file for this application

  • FULL PLANNING - GRANT Decision · 18 Feb 2026
  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 18 Feb 2026
  • FLOOD EVACUATION ROUTE Additional Information · 06 Feb 2026
  • SITE PLAN 3341-01 Drawing Superseded · 29 Jan 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 29 Jan 2026
  • COTTON PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 16 Jan 2026
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 07 Jan 2026
  • ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 24 Dec 2025
  • ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Dec 2025
  • VISIBILITY SPLAYS Drawing · 15 Dec 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 12 Dec 2025
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 12 Dec 2025
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Additional Information · 12 Dec 2025
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 12 Dec 2025
  • LAND CONTAMINATION REPORT Report · 12 Dec 2025
  • LAND CONTAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE Report · 12 Dec 2025
  • BLOCK PLAN 268(BP)03 Drawing · 12 Dec 2025
  • EAST ELEVATION 268(20)06 Drawing · 12 Dec 2025
  • NORTH ELEVATION 268(20)04 Drawing · 12 Dec 2025
  • SOUTH ELEVATION 268(20)05 Drawing · 12 Dec 2025
  • WEST ELEVATION 268(20)07 Drawing · 12 Dec 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 18 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/26/01644 Submitted 17 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05444 - Condition 2 (Hard Surfacing and Cycle shed), 3 (Vehicular parking and Electric vehicle charging point) and 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
    Small domestic

  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/25/05444 Submitted 12 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Planning Application - Change of use of annex to 1no dwelling (retention of)

    Granted Full applications 21 docs
    Domestic

  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/26/01644 Submitted 17 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05444 - Condition 2 (Hard Surfacing and Cycle shed), 3 (Vehicular parking and Electric vehicle charging point) and 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
    Small domestic

  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/25/03670 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    80% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    Planning Application. Change of use of annexe to 1no dwelling

    Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs
    Domestic

  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/25/03670 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    80% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    Planning Application. Change of use of annexe to 1no dwelling

    Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs
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