Planning application
4 Minden Drive Leiston Suffolk IP16 4EE
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a single storey rear extension
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1840/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1840/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aldeburgh And Leiston
- Parish
- Leiston Cum Sizewell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP16 4EE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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10 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ian Smillie Architectural Services Agent, an architecture practice
50 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 82% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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East Suffolk granted permission on 5 August 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.
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