Planning application
Pump House St James Street Dunwich Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3DU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective Application- Retention of lean-to store
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1762/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1762/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Wrentham, Wangford And Westleton
- Parish
- Dunwich
- Postcode
- IP17 3DU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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1 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 July 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
Peter Wells Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Woodbridge
Active · incorporated 2012 · Woodbridge
250 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 85% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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