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The Old Port House Hall Road Spexhall Halesworth Suffolk IP19 0RR

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/0250/P3Q Prior Approval Agriculture to Dwellings

Works: Demolition Domestic

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Proposal

Prior Notification - Change of use and partial demolition of existing portal frame agricultural building to create 1 no. dwelling house.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0250/P3Q

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0250/P3Q
Type
Prior Approval Agriculture to Dwellings
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Halesworth And Blything
Parish
Spexhall
Postcode
IP19 0RR

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • DC/26/0937/P3Q Awaiting decision

    The Old Port House Hall Road Spexhall Halesworth Suffolk IP19 0RR

    Prior Notification - Change of use and partial demolition of existing portal frame agricultural building to create 2no dwelling houses.

    Submitted 9 Mar 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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What 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 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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