Planning application
Brett Cottage Ash Street Semer Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6QZ
Relates to DC/25/04820
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04820 - Condition 4 (Wildlife Enhancement Strategy)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00693
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00693
- Type
- Discharge of Condition(s)
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- South East Cosford
- Parish
- Semer
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP7 6QZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/01836 Granted
Brett Cottage Ash Street Semer Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6QZ
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/25/04820 - Changes to rear and side fenestrations that were indicated to be painted timber are proposed to instead be critial style aluminium units. Also inclusion of a small canopy roof over the external door leading into the utility/boot room.
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DC/25/04820 Granted
Brett Cottage Ash Street Semer Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6QZ
Householder Application - Erection of new side and rear extensions and pergola (following demolition of existing rear extension), extension of the front boundary wall, inclusion of a timber gate and revised parking layout.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2026
Received by Babergh
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16 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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DC/25/04820 Granted
Brett Cottage Ash Street Semer Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6QZ
Householder Application - Erection of new side and rear extensions and pergola (following demolition of existing rear extension), extension of the front boundary wall, inclusion of a timber gate and revised parking layout.
Who's behind it
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Optimum Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Colchester
Active · incorporated 2007 · Colchester
102 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 84% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- DISCHARGE OF CONDITION(S) - APPROVAL
- WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- DC/25/04820 DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM
- WILDLIFE ENCHANTMENT STRATEGY
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 1491-01-06E
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 16 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/25/04820 - Changes to rear and side fenestrations that were indicated to be painted timber are proposed to instead be critial style aluminium units. Also inclusion of a small canopy roof over the external door leading into the utility/boot room.
Granted Amendments 5 docs -
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Householder Application - Erection of new side and rear extensions and pergola (following demolition of existing rear extension), extension of the front boundary wall, inclusion of a timber gate and revised parking layout.
Granted Householder Extension Demolition 13 docsSmall domestic -
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