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3 The Old Hospital Field Stile Road Southwold Suffolk IP18 6LD

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/2369/FUL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of two spaces. 1) Business Use Class B1 E(g)(i) to Gym Use Class E(d); 2) Part change of use of the Nursery E(f) to Staff Office E(g)(i) and Gym E(d). Installation of three air conditioning units; Retrospective change to the boundary treatment; and Installation of a cycle rack.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/2369/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/2369/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Southwold
Postcode
IP18 6LD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 September 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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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 full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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