Planning application
Old Hall Rectory Hill East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Householder Application - Replacement heating system, including removal of the existing external 113 kW biomass boiler and associated flue, removal of redundant oil and gas-fired plant, relocation of two existing gas boilers, and installation of three 60 kW Fr?ling S4 Turbo log-fired biomass boilers with associated buffer vessels, controls and heating distribution equipment within basement. replacement internal pipework, buried external heat-main connections, reuse of the existing masonry chimney with three new flue liners and terminals, and localised removal of an existing partial-height projecting brick chimney breast within the basement to facilitate the new flue route.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/04304
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/04304
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- East Bergholt
- Parish
- East Bergholt
- Postcode
- CO7 6TG
Comment by 28 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Babergh's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2017: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/26/04305 Awaiting decision
Old Hall Rectory Hill East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TG
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement heating system, including removal external 113 kW biomass boiler and associated flue, removal of redundant oil and gas-fired plant, relocation of two existing gas boilers, and installation of three 60 kW Fr?ling S4 Turbo log-fired biomass boilers with associated buffer vessels, controls and heating distribution equipment within basement. replacement internal pipework, buried external heat-main connections, reuse of the existing masonry chimney with three new flue liners and terminals, and localised removal of an existing partial-height projecting brick chimney breast within the basement to facilitate the new flue route.
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DC/17/03910 Refused
Old Hall Rectory Hill East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TG
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacing roof tiles on part of the building; replacing guttering and down pipes.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Oct 2026
Received by Babergh
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6 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 December 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided householder applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Old Hall Rectory Hill East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TG
96% historically approved · decision due ~1 Dec
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement heating system, including removal external 113 kW biomass boiler and associated flue, removal of redundant oil and gas-fired plant, relocation of two existing gas boilers, and installation of three 60 kW Fr?ling S4 Turbo log-fired biomass boilers with associated buffer vessels, controls and heating distribution equipment within basement. replacement internal pipework, buried external heat-main connections, reuse of the existing masonry chimney with three new flue liners and terminals, and localised removal of an existing partial-height projecting brick chimney breast within the basement to facilitate the new flue route.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs -
Old Hall Rectory Hill East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TG
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacing roof tiles on part of the building; replacing guttering and down pipes.
Refused Heritage and listed buildings Roofing 11 docs -
Old Hall Rectory Hill East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TG
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacing roof tiles on part of the building; replacing guttering and down pipes.
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