Planning application
Tea Rooms At The Old Blacksmiths Shop Thorpe Road Aldringham Cum Thorpe Suffolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of Condition No. 3 of DC/19/0640/FUL - Change of Use - from light industrial B1(c) to Cafe A3 - Extended opening hours
As published by the council, reference DC/26/3066/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/3066/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Aldeburgh And Leiston
- Parish
- Aldringham Cum Thorpe
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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.
Who's behind it
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Wilkinson Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2019 · Stowmarket
134 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 67% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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 amendment applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
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