Planning application
Elm Tree Farmhouse Thorpe Road Aldringham Cum Thorpe Leiston Suffolk IP16 4PU
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Proposal
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of existing modern uPVC gutters and downpipes with heritage-appropriate 114mm half-round cast aluminium guttering and 76mm cast-collar aluminium downpipes, finished in black powder coating and installed in the existing locations.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2550/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2550/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aldeburgh And Leiston
- Parish
- Aldringham Cum Thorpe
- Postcode
- IP16 4PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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4 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 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.
Who's behind it
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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 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 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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