Former Telephone Exchange Cemetery Lane East Bergholt Suffolk

1. 10 Aug 2026

   Received by Babergh

2. 13 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 8 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Babergh took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided full applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Former Telephone Exchange Cemetery Lane East Bergholt Suffolk

  DC/26/03420 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

  Full Planning Application - Conversion of former telephone exchange to dwelling, including single storey rear extension, along with change of use of adjacent land to form gardens

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 20 docs
  Small domestic

• The Orangery Cemetery Lane East Bergholt Suffolk CO7 6RZ

  DC/17/03438 Submitted 27 Jun 2017 200 yards away

  Trees in a Conservation Area Notification. Fell 1No Laburnum tree.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• The Orangery Cemetery Lane East Bergholt Suffolk CO7 6RZ

  DC/17/03438 Submitted 27 Jun 2017 200 yards away

  Trees in a Conservation Area Notification. Fell 1No Laburnum tree.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB

  DC/25/05596 Submitted 22 Dec 2025 200 yards away

  Full Planning Application - Erection of 14 No. Bed and Breakfast Rooms, cladding of existing public toilets and associated works.

  Granted Full applications 53 docs

• The Red Lion The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB

  DC/25/05596 Submitted 22 Dec 2025 200 yards away

  Full Planning Application - Erection of 14 No. Bed and Breakfast Rooms, cladding of existing public toilets and associated works.

  Granted Full applications 53 docs

• East Bergholt Post Office And Store The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TB

  DC/17/05035 Submitted 4 Oct 2017 200 yards away

  Listed Building Application - Siting of 2no air conditioning plant units in enclosures to forecourt area

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs

• DC/25/05346 Granted

  The Ram Market Place Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DL

  Full Planning Application - Change of use of first floor to 2 no. C3 residential flats. Internal and external alterations to The Ram Public House, erection of single storey courtyard extension.

  Received 8 Dec, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/03255 Granted

  38A Columbyne Close Stowupland Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4AP

  Full Planning Application - Construction of 2no. garden rooms (retention of)

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/04310 Awaiting decision

  Unit 1 And 2 Chilton Leys Stowmarket

  Planning Application - Completion and alteration of the part-built commercial building at Unit 1 & 2, Suffolk Central Business Park, to facilitate its use as a children's day nursery, together with the formation of associated outdoor garden and playareas and car parking

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/04288 Awaiting decision

  Springvale Court Hadleigh Road Sproughton IP8 3AS

  Planning Application. Change of Use of building and land as part of the Oakland Hall Children's Day Nursery

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/02879 Granted

  The Barn The Lodge Hughes Road East Bergholt Colchester Essex CO7 6QU

  Full Planning Application - Change of use from barn to kennels.

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications