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
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 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Wilkinson Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2019 · Stowmarket
116 applications on PlanIndex · across 16 councils · 64% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
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