Planning application
Church Farm Farnham Road Snape Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1QW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of part of the existing residential dwelling into 5 bedroom (5 person HMO) to be used to accommodate Sizewell C workers, when the demand ceases the property will be converted into a separate dwelling
As published by the council, reference DC/25/3524/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/3524/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 15 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Aldeburgh And Leiston
- Parish
- Snape
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP17 1QW
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/2229/CLP Withdrawn
Church Farm Farnham Road Snape Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1QW
Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Proposed internal alterations to dwelling to create a 5 bedroomed HMO for 5 SZC workers
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DC/23/1508/FUL Granted
Church Farm Farnham Road Snape Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1QW
Construction of 2no detached buildings for holiday letting purposes
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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14 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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East Suffolk granted permission on 6 February 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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