Planning application
Old Buckenham Hall School Brettenham Park Brettenham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7PH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Erection of swimming pool enclosure.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00995
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00995
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- North Cosford
- Parish
- Brettenham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP7 7PH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/02788 Granted
Old Buckenham Hall School Brettenham Park Brettenham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7PH
Application for Listed Building Consent - Remediation works to brick walls around the courtyard garden within the curtilage of Old Buckenham Hall
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DC/22/04826 Granted
Old Buckenham Hall School Brettenham Park Brettenham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7PH
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order WS315- Remove cross branch of 1No. Horse Chestnut (T1), Reduce lateral branch of 1No. Walnut (T2) by 2m and remove deadwood, Prune die back of 2No. Lime to live growth (T3 and T4), Reduce Crown of 2No. Horse Chestnut (T5 and T6) by crown 7m and spread by 3m, Remove climbing equipment from stem of 1No. Horse Chestnut, Reduce crown of 2No. Horse Chestnut (T7 and T8) by 2.5/3m, Fell 1No. Horse Chestnut (T9), Remove lowest primary lateral and deadwood of 1No. Oak (T10), Clean tear to lateral of 1No. Oak (T11), Reduce lateral branch of 1No. Oak (T12) and remove deadwood, Fell 1No. Oak (T13), Reduce lowest lateral of 1No. Oak (T14) by 3m, Reduce crown of 1No. Oak (T15) by 3-4m, Remove decayed lateral of 1No. Oak (T16), Reduce crown of 1No. Oak (T17) by 3m, Reduce crown of 1No. Oak (T18) to previous reduction points, Fell 1No. Ash (T19), Fell 1No. Elm (T20), Pollard 1No. Ash (T21) to 6m, Reduce Crown of 1No. Oak (T22) by 2m, Fell 1No. Elm (T23). Remove deadwood from 1No. group of Oak and Sycamore (G1), Remove deadwood of 1No. Field Maple (T24). Remove deadwood of 1No. group of Oak, Beech and Sycamore (G2). Pollard 1No. Oak (T25), Remove hung up lateral from 1No. Oak (T26), Remove hazard beam from 1No. Ash (T27). Tip prune crown of 1No. Cedar (T28) by reducing lateral spread by approx. 2-3m on lower laterals and 1-1.5m on higher laterals. Reduce crown of 1No. Holm Oak (T29) by 3m. Fell 1No. Sycamore (T30), Reduce crown of 1No, Holm Oak (T31) and Pollard 1No. Weeping Ash to 6/7m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Babergh
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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24 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Roger Balmer Design Agent, a design practice
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Babergh granted permission on 26 May 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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