Planning application
Oak Cottage Polstead Hill Polstead CO6 5AH
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
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Babergh
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9 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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DC/26/03053 Awaiting 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)
Who's behind it
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Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Ipswich
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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.
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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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