Planning application
R W Curle Electrical Engineers And Contractors Wadd Lane Snape Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1QN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval (Commercial to Dwelling) - Change of use of RW Curle HQ to 3no. residential dwellings
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4969/P3MA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4969/P3MA
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Aldeburgh And Leiston
- Parish
- Snape
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP17 1QN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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17 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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9 Aug 2026
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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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East Suffolk granted permission on 17 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.
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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