Planning application
7 - 9 America House Base Business Park Rendlesham Suffolk IP12 2TZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - These units 7/9 America House were leased by the Cake Shop Bakery from January 2017 to July 2021 . Then it was taken over by Harvey and Co ( SRH Allen LTD ) from August 2021 to the 13th of May 2026. Both leases were done by Solicitors. Both baked bread and sold there products and had a cafe . Honey and Harvey ( Grentian LTD ) are taking a ten year lease on the property , to also use this as a cafe and a bakery .
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2489/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2489/CLE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rendlesham And Orford
- Parish
- Rendlesham
- Postcode
- IP12 2TZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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15 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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
3 documents on file for this application
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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 lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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