3 Godfreys Wood Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1QY

1. 20 Oct 2025

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 18 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Application Withdrawn

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 3 Godfreys Wood Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1QY

  DC/26/0046/FUL Submitted 7 Jan 2026 0m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~4 Mar

  Conversion of garage to ancillary accommodation, and erection of detached cartlodge.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs

• 3 Godfreys Wood Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1QY

  DC/25/4181/CLP Submitted 29 Oct 2025 1m away

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Proposed detached cartlodge (all as per Drawing No.03 attached as part of this application)

  Withdrawn Lawful development 5 docs

• 16 Saxon Way Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1LG

  DC/26/1055/TPO Submitted 18 Mar 2026 37m away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~13 May

  ESCC/53/00025 - W5 1no. Chestnut (T001 on submitted plan) - Reduce whole crown by approx. 30% (3-4m), shape and balance

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• Michaelmas 8 Godfreys Wood Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1QY

  DC/26/1381/TPO Submitted 14 Apr 2026 68m away

  ESCC/53/00025 - W5 1no. Apple (marked T1 on submitted plan) - Pollard at 2.5m from ground level 1no. Unknown dead Tree (T2 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Damson (T3 on submitted plan) - Remove deadwood

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 24 Bredfield Road Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1JB

  DC/26/2971/FUL Submitted 21 Aug 2026 76m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct

  Conversion of Garage into Annexe

  Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs

• 9 Godfreys Wood Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1QY

  DC/25/2729/TPO Submitted 10 Jul 2025 78m away

  ESCC/53/00025 - W5 1 no. Cedar (marked T001 on submitted plan) - Fell 2no. Cherry (marked T002 & T003 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Oak (marked T004 on submitted plan) - Remove epicormic growth from main stem up to 5m from ground level 1no. Small Tree (marked T005 on submitted plan) - Reduce by 2-3m & reshape 1no. Tree (marked T006 on submitted plan) - Fell 4no. Maple (marked G001 on submitted plan) - Fell

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• DC/26/3032/CLP Awaiting decision

  Melford House 24 Waveney Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9NW

  Certificate of Lawful use (Proposed) - single-storey rear extension to an existing dwellinghouse. The property is in lawful use as a single private dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). The existing building was lawfully constructed and occupied as a dwellinghouse and benefits from planning permission/permitted development

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2252/CLE Granted

  57 High Street Wickham Market Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 0HE

  Certificate of lawful Use (Existing) - We installed replacement windows to the side and rear of the property in 2021. We are now selling the property and our buyers mortgage lender and solicitor are insisting on a Lawful Development Certificate. Replacement white UPVC windows include: bathroom at rear upstairs Bedrooms 3x at rear upstairs utility room at rear downstairs overlooks the alley behind the house Lobby x2 at side of property overlooks our own courtyard area kitchen overlooks private courtyard All previous windows were white but wooden so like for like apart from material.

  19 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2939/CLP Awaiting decision

  220 Carlton Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0ND

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - The proposed use is as Ofsted-regulated shared supported accommodation for a maximum of three looked-after children or care leavers aged 16 or 17, placed by a local authority. The young people will occupy the property as their main home, each having a private bedroom and sharing the kitchen, bathroom and living areas as one household. Staff will attend on a shift basis to provide day-to-day support with independent-living skills, including cooking, budgeting, cleaning, education, appointments and community participation. Staff will not occupy the property as their sole or main residence. Personal care is not the primary service, but may be provided where specifically identified through an individual assessment and agreed care plan. The property will not operate as a residential care home. The residential use will operate continuously because it is the young peoples home. The premises will not be open to the public and will have no commercial opening hours. No industrial or commercial processes or machinery are proposed, other than normal domestic appliances and equipment. No building works, extension, conversion or external alterations are proposed. The application seeks confirmation that this proposed use remains lawful within Class C3.

  19 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2132/CLP Granted

  Glovers 9 St Pauls Close Aldeburgh Suffolk IP15 5BQ

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Erection of a garden building for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, including storage, in the rear garden of the existing dwelling

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/2507/CLP Granted

  Birds Eye Ltd Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1XQ

  Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Building of a new extension to the existing Denes 3 factory. This building is to house a new goods lift only.

  14 Jul 2026 Lawful development