Planning application
Units 25 & 26 Earl Soham Business Centre The Street Earl Soham Suffolk IP13 7SA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification - Change of Use Commercial to Dwelling - Units 25 and 26 into 2no. dwellings
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4778/P3MA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4778/P3MA
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Framlingham
- Parish
- Earl Soham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP13 7SA
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/2027/VOC Granted
Units 25 & 26 Earl Soham Business Centre The Street Earl Soham Suffolk IP13 7SA
Variation of Condition Nos. 2 & 3 of DC/25/4778/P3MA - Prior Notification - Change of Use Commercial to Dwelling - Units 25 and 26 into 2no. dwellings Change of wording to Conditons 2 & 3
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DC/26/1144/DRC Awaiting decision
Units 25 & 26 Earl Soham Business Centre The Street Earl Soham Suffolk IP13 7SA
Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 of DC/25/4778/P3MA - Prior Notification - Change of Use Commercial to Dwelling - Units 25 and 26 into 2no. dwellings - Land Contamination and Remediation Strategy
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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28 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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DC/26/2027/VOC Granted
Units 25 & 26 Earl Soham Business Centre The Street Earl Soham Suffolk IP13 7SA
Variation of Condition Nos. 2 & 3 of DC/25/4778/P3MA - Prior Notification - Change of Use Commercial to Dwelling - Units 25 and 26 into 2no. dwellings Change of wording to Conditons 2 & 3
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DC/26/1144/DRC Awaiting decision
Units 25 & 26 Earl Soham Business Centre The Street Earl Soham Suffolk IP13 7SA
Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 of DC/25/4778/P3MA - Prior Notification - Change of Use Commercial to Dwelling - Units 25 and 26 into 2no. dwellings - Land Contamination and Remediation Strategy
Who's behind it
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Peter Wells Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Woodbridge
Active · incorporated 2012 · Woodbridge
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13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Suffolk granted permission on 28 January 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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