Planning application
Snape Maltings Concert Hall Snape Bridge Tunstall Woodbridge Suffolk IP17 1SP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed Building Consent - Refurbishment and upgrading of the existing seating, alongside the introduction of measures to improve accessibility and safety within the auditorium, including the installation of new handrails to the stepped gangways within the raked seating area.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2083/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2083/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rendlesham And Orford
- Parish
- Tunstall
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP17 1SP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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East Suffolk granted permission on 28 July 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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