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Oak Cottage Polstead Hill Polstead CO6 5AH

Granted Babergh DC/26/00495 Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent. Replacement of external sand/cement render with lime render. Internal alterations to provide shower room to ground floor, kitchen partition wall opening to be widened, kitchen installation and replacement of modern timber posts.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/00495

Application record

Reference
DC/26/00495
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Decided
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Brett Vale
Parish
Polstead
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO6 5AH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2026

    Received by Babergh

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Apr 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/26/03053 Split decision

    Oak Cottage Polstead Hill Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AH

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00495 - Conditions 5 (Build Up Details), 6 (Limewash Details), 7 (Internal Elevations), 8 (Internal Doors), 9 (Mechanical Ventilation) and 10 (Steel Posts)

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Box Valley Architectural Design Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ipswich

Active · incorporated 2019 · Ipswich

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

  • LISTED BUILDING CONSENT - GRANT Decision · 01 Apr 2026
  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 01 Apr 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS HERITAGE STATEMENT REV A Report · 27 Mar 2026
  • RENDER INVESTIGATIONS COVER EMAIL Correspondence · 24 Mar 2026
  • INSPECTION HOLES ON RENDER Photo · 24 Mar 2026
  • RENDER PHOTO Photo · 12 Mar 2026
  • INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PHOTOGRAPHS Photo · 09 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 06 Feb 2026
  • SUPERSEDED HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 06 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANS 1757-01 Drawing · 06 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 1757-02A Drawing · 06 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 1757-03A Drawing · 06 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 1 April 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.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Split decision Conditions 6 docs

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