Planning application
Wainford House 1 - 3 Saltgate Beccles Suffolk NR34 9AN
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use and Conversion of Wainford House, a class C2 care home, to nine class C3 residential flats
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4017/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4017/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Beccles And Worlingham
- Parish
- Beccles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR34 9AN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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29 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Weymouth
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East Suffolk granted permission on 23 December 2025, 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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