Planning application
The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Erection of 14 No. Bed and Breakfast Rooms, cladding of existing public toilets and associated works.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/05596
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/05596
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- East Bergholt
- Parish
- East Bergholt
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO7 6TB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 8 applications since 2017: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/17/05846 Granted
The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB
Discharge of Conditions for application relating to DC/17/04602 Condition 3. (Door details) Condition 4(Brickwork bond details)Refer to Roger Balmer Design drawing no. 3617.10 4. AGREEMENT OF BRICKWORK BOND DETAILSRefer to Roger Balmer Design drawing no. 3617.10
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DC/17/04602 Granted
The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB
Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of internal partitions and doors to lobby and cask store, and removal of existing bar. Installation of new walls, doors and bar. Revisions to internal layout of previously approved rear extension (DC/17/02502)
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DC/17/04366 Granted
The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB
Discharge of Conditions application for DC/17/03151 and DC/17/03152 - Conditions 3 (Fenestration) and 4 (Stair details)
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DC/17/06000 Split decision
The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB
Discharge of Conditions for Application DC/17/02502/LBC- Conditions 3 (frames), 4 (eaves and verge details), 5 (brickwork), 6 (roofing materials) and 7 (rainwater goods)
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DC/17/04370 Granted
The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/17/02501 - Conditions 3 (frames), 4 (eaves and verge details), 5 (brickwork), 6 (roofing materials) and 7 (rainwater goods)
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DC/17/02501 Granted
The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB
Planning Application - Erection of single storey side extensions to side and rear. Change of use of land from class A4 (pub garden) to class C3 (residential garden) and erection of new southern boundary wall
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DC/17/02502 Granted
The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of single storey side extensions to side and rear. Internal alterations; alterations to existing fenestration and replacement of entrance doors. Repairs to boundary wall along The Street and erection of new southern boundary wall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Babergh
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16 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Chestnut Inns Ltd Applicant, registered in Bury St. Edmunds
Active · incorporated 2012 · Bury St. Edmunds
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
53 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- FULL PLANNING - GRANT
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- 25/17/04 A - EXISTING AND PROPOSED PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
- 25/17/05 A - PROPOSED B&B ROOMS
- 25/17/06 A - PROPOSED B&B ROOMS
- 25/17/02 A - PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- 25/17/03 A - PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- 25/17/10 A - PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS
- LETTER FROM AGENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- DEDHAM VALE SOCIETY COMMENTS
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- ENV RESPONSE LAND CONTAMINATION
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMMENTS
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- SCC FIRE & RESCUE COMMENTS
- SCC FIRE & RESCUE SPRINKLER COMMENTS
- STATUTORY_BIODIVERSITY_METRIC_CONDITION_ASSESSMENTS_-_JULY_2025 (22).XLSX
- THE_STATUTORY_METRIC_MACRO_DISABLED_1.0.4 (33).XLSX
- HERITAGE REPORT,
- LOCAL PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- STATEMENT
- ECOLOGY REPORT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- HABITAT SHEETS
- HEATING & COOLING SOLUTIONS
- COVERING LETTER
- D & A STATEMENT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- MATERIAL DETAILS
- PHOTOS.
- SEARCH RESULTS
- TRAFFIC REPORT
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN 25/17/07
- PROPOSED PLANS FOR ROOMS 7 -14 25/17/09
- PROPOSED PLANS FOR ROOMS 1- 6 25/17/08
- CURRENTLY APPROVED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 1420/A/11A
- SITE PLAN 25/17/06
- CURRENTLY APPROVED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS 16195/MC/3
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Babergh granted permission on 3 July 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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