Planning application
28 The Street Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1PW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Notification (Commercial to Dwelling) - Proposed change of use from commercial use to a one bedroom residential flat. Addition of internal partitions to create a bedroom and bathroom.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0228/P3MA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0228/P3MA
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Melton
- Parish
- Melton
- Postcode
- IP12 1PW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Suffolk took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Robert Allerton Ltd Agent, registered in Suffolk
Active · incorporated 2002 · Suffolk
70 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided prior approval applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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