Planning application
Sweffling Lodge Rectory Road Sweffling Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 2BG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Listed Building Consent - Add solar panels on the south facing, rear elevation, roof of the barn.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2400/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2400/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Framlingham
- Parish
- Sweffling
- Postcode
- IP17 2BG
Comment by 1 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Suffolk's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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21 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 October 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
15 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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