Planning application
Britten Pears School For Advanced Musical Studies Snape Maltings Concert Hall Snape Bridge Tunstall Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1SP
Relates to DC/25/2818/VOC
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge part of Condition No.3 of DC/25/2818/VOC - Variation of Condition No.2 of DC/25/1472/VOC - Various works including, new lift tower (including sprinkler tank relocation), general access improvements including access ramp and provision of a lift to all floors and internal reconfiguration and refurbishment and remodelled top floor activity space - revised plans in relation to tank details - Verification report
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1940/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1940/DRC
- Type
- Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rendlesham And Orford
- Parish
- Tunstall
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP17 1SP
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/2818/VOC Granted
Britten Pears School For Advanced Musical Studies Snape Maltings Concert Hall Snape Bridge Tunstall Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1SP
Variation of Condition No.2 of DC/25/1472/VOC - Various works including, new lift tower (including sprinkler tank relocation), general access improvements including access ramp and provision of a lift to all floors and internal reconfiguration and refurbishment and remodelled top floor activity space - revised plans in relation to tank details
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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DC/25/2818/VOC Granted
Britten Pears School For Advanced Musical Studies Snape Maltings Concert Hall Snape Bridge Tunstall Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1SP
Variation of Condition No.2 of DC/25/1472/VOC - Various works including, new lift tower (including sprinkler tank relocation), general access improvements including access ramp and provision of a lift to all floors and internal reconfiguration and refurbishment and remodelled top floor activity space - revised plans in relation to tank details
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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
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Variation of Condition No.2 of DC/25/1472/VOC - Various works including, new lift tower (including sprinkler tank relocation), general access improvements including access ramp and provision of a lift to all floors and internal reconfiguration and refurbishment and remodelled top floor activity space - revised plans in relation to tank details
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Variation of Condition No. 2 of DC/16/3159/FUL - Improvements to existing flood defences comprising: a mix of hard and soft engineering works which will raise, renew or replace existing flood defence structures and affecting buildings and structures within the curtilage of a listed building; replacement of ground floor windows to the east elevation of the concert hall - Revised Flood Defence Improvements
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